Get ready to ride the revolution! The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) is hosting the first-ever CycleNation event in Providence on Tuesday, October 29th from 5 to 7 p.m. at Skyline at Waterplace located at 1 Finance Way in Providence. This high-energy, endorphin pumping, indoor stationary cycling event, chaired by Kristin Fraser, former president
Summer is a great time for taking a road trip. But road trips can also mean unhealthy snacks, fast food stops and long periods of sitting still. So, is it possible to stay healthy on the go? With a few tweaks to your packing and planning, any road trip can be more active! Check out
Blog written by Monique Wilson, Vice President for Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion for the American Heart Association. Got a business idea for improving your community’s health? Imagine using an app to help you recover after a hospital stay. Or one that shows you how to save food destined for a landfill. Every day, clever people
On a Monday night in December, just three weeks before Christmas, hundreds of people filled McVinney Auditorium in downtown Providence. The famed Vienna Boys Choir was performing. With their angelic voices, seasonal holiday songs and Christmas hymns, the musical ensemble drew a large crowd on December 3rd, 2018. Concert-goers entered the auditorium, found their seats
The American Heart Association, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (@BCBSRI) and the Rhode Island Foundation were happy to sponsor the 2019 Rhode Island PE & Me Contest! The contest invites all students from across Rhode Island in grades K-5 to design a postcard that shows what they
((L) Dr. Mahesh Jayaraman, Neurointerventional Radiologist, Rhode Island Medical Imaging and (R) Siobhain Sullivan, co-executive director, Rhode Island Medical Imaging forming the letter “A” to spell out the F.A.S.T stroke awareness acronym.) Standing five feet tall, three feet wide and bright red, our new stroke awareness F.A.S.T. campaign could stop traffic. And that’s the point.
By American Heart Association News Lisa Deck survived four strokes and brain surgery to become an advocate for others. When Lisa Deck was chosen as a Go Red for Women national spokeswoman in 2014, she was thrilled to have a larger platform to help raise awareness about heart disease and stroke. She had plenty of
Most Americans consume nearly 20 teaspoons of added sugar every day. That’s more than triple the recommended daily limit for women and double for men. The best thing you can drink is water! The Rhode Island Multi Cultural Leadership Committee held a healthy beverage lesson plan on Tuesday, April 30th at the Saint
Michael Goldberg couldn’t have known the day a 17-year-old decided to walk into his neighborhood convenience store and pull a gun on the cashier. The Providence-based attorney also couldn’t have done anything about the security cameras that caught his client on videotape committing the crime. Or the clients friends’ who ratted him out
When Carissa Bram laces up her sneakers for the American Heart Association’s Providence Heart Walk on June 2nd, every step she takes will be to support her baby girl. 17-month-old Abigail was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, a rare congenital heart defect (CHD) in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped. The