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Community Sep 27, 2018
Image of Heart Walk used for illustration purposes only. – Courtesy photo / Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
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Image of Heart Walk used for illustration purposes only. – Courtesy photo / Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
The American Heart Association (AHA) will be hosting its Heart Walk at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl stadium Saturday Sept. 29 from 8-10 a.m., where it is estimated that about 10,000 people will gather, according to the AHA.
In addition to the 5K walk, there will be the Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour, which teaches people simple steps on how to save a life. And there will be a F.A.S.T. Room, which simulates what it feels and looks like when one is having a stroke. Other activities include yoga, massage, giant games, Kids Zone, and obstacle courses.
Among the thousands that are expected to come will be a Los Angeles Chargers player whose son was born with a heart defect, a young mother who survived a stroke and a 6-month-old heart warrior.
The number one and two killers in Los Angeles County are heart disease and stroke. Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than 830,000 men, women and children every year. The American Heart Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for longer, healthier lives in Los Angeles, the country and the world, according to AHA.
Funds raised at the Heart Walk support programs to improve healthy food access and create active environments in Los Angeles, bring health programs to communities in need, improve best practices for treating heart disease and stroke, advocate for policies that impact cardiovascular health, and fund innovative scientific research to improve survival and find cures.
In the 25 years since Heart Walk started, the American Heart Association has funded $3.4 billion in research, resulting in innovations like CPR, artificial heart valve, cholesterol drugs, stents, and the mechanical heart pump, which help save, extend and improve the lives of patients every day.
The Heart Walk is sponsored locally by Keck Medicine of USC, Huntington Hospital and UCLA Health. The Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour is nationally supported by Anthem Blue Cross Foundation and CareMore Foundation.
To learn more visit heartwalkla.org.
