At the American Heart Association’s Annual Heart Walk event Sept. 23, over 30,000 people gathered to spread awareness about heart health and raise money for...
“The American Heart Association is a great organization that’s bringing research and information to everyone, for kids like him,” she said.Sathish Kaliamoorthi signs a tribute wall during the American Heart Association's annual Heart Walk at Reunion Park in Dallas.Saturday morning, the Reunion Tower lawn swarmed with attendees wearing matching yellow, purple and red shirts to match their company or walking group.
In Dallas, the organization’s goals include training residents to perform hands-only CPR, improving access to healthy foods, implementing self-monitoring blood-pressure cuffs at North Texas clinics and encouraging schools to revise tobacco and vaping policies. The AHA supports North Texas organizations whose work aligns with these goals, including Metrocrest Hospital Authority and the North Texas Food Bank.Monica Crayton rings a survivor's bell during The American Heart Association's annual Heart Walk at Reunion Park in Dallas, TX, on Sep 23, 2023.
Heart Walk participants chose a 1- or 3-mile walk, pushing strollers and holding hands with friends and family members. Survivors wore gold medals around their necks. On heart-shaped posters, attendees wrote messages to loved ones they were walking for. “For my uncle who fought so hard,” read one. “I am walking for trillions and trillions of beats of the heart,” said another.
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