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Arizona Recognizes Rural Health Day
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 28 November 2019 28 November 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey declared, November 21, 2019, Rural Health Day in Arizona to recognize the economic contributions of Arizona’s rural communities and affirm the state’s commitment to ensuring access to high-quality health care for all of the state's residents.
Hundreds of American Heart Association volunteers met with lawmakers
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- Written by Steve Weiss Steve Weiss
- Published: 18 October 2019 18 October 2019
Washington, DC - Hundreds of cardiovascular disease patients, survivors, caregivers, researchers and others from across the country descended on Washington, D.C. this week to ask their elected representatives to “pave the path forward” for policies that lead to longer, healthier lives.
Arizona One Of Nine States Awarded Multimillion Dollar Maternal Health Innovation Grant
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 24 September 2019 24 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Department of Health Services has received a $10.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration at the US Department of Health and Human Services, to enhance efforts to improve health outcomes for all women in Arizona. Arizona is one of only nine states awarded this competitive federal grant and will receive $2.1 million a year for the next five years.
Veterans with mental health conditions have higher risk of heart disease, stroke
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- Written by Paige Ward Paige Ward
- Published: 30 September 2019 30 September 2019
Dallas, Texas - Veterans with specific mental health disorders – depression , psychosis and bipolar disorder – had an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
Arm cuff blood pressure measurements may fall short for predicting heart disease risk in some people
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 10 September 2019 10 September 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana - A measurement of central blood pressure in people with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure could help reduce risk of heart disease better than traditional arm cuff readings for some patients, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions.