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7 people are interested
Young Professionals Board
ORGANIZATION: American Heart Association
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7 people are interested
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Becoming an advocate for the AHA publicly and within spheres of influence
* Attending 75% of scheduled board meetings (at least 3 of the 4 meetings)
* Actively participating in mission related events and activities
* Supporting the recruitment and development of a board that is representative of the community demographics
* Engaging your company with the mission of the AHA, and working to secure their financial support
* Supporting fundraising efforts by making an annual personal gift to the AHA
* Developing a young professional fundraising event designed to raise funds and awareness among local young professionals
* Joining our You’re the Cure Advocacy network, and actively taking action to advance our advocacy priorities
* Engaging with the American Heart Association by participating on a committee for one of our signature events
IN RETURN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WILL:
* Provide you with mentoring and networking opportunities with other young professionals and the Louisville Metro Executive Board of Directors
* Invite you to participate in AHA mission and networking events
* Share education and AHA mission-related tools and resources to educate you, your family, and colleagues about heart health
* Provide AHA administrative support for your work on the Young Professional Board
* Provide an opportunity to gain valuable non-profit leadership experience
More opportunities with American Heart Association
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About American Heart Association
Location:
240 Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222, US
Mission Statement
Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Description
- Improving patient care -- We’re improving the quality of health care by creating best practices for treating heart disease and stroke. Our Get With The Guidelines hospital-based quality improvement program helps heart and stroke patients get the best treatment consistently. Mission: Lifeline helps patients with the most severe kind of heart attack get the specialized emergency services they need to survive.
- Advocating for better health -- Our nationwide volunteer network, You’re The Cure, advocates for key issues at the national, state and local levels such as requiring physical education in schools, clean air legislation and making AEDs mandatory in public buildings.
- Reaching out to populations at risk -- Blacks have higher risk and higher death rates from stroke than whites. Our Power To End Stroke education/awareness initiative helps African Americans share information to reduce their risk of stroke. More than 23,000 key opinion leaders, including mayors, professors, ministers and celebrities, have been recruited to be ambassadors working within their own community.
- Raising awareness -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over age 25, but many women don’t make their own health a priority. Through Go Red For Women, we’re raising awareness among women about their risks and empowering them to protect their heart health.
- Protecting the future -- Nearly one in three children and teens in the United States is overweight or obese. As a result, more kids than ever before are developing high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. We are helping kids develop lifelong healthy habits and working to make sure that today’s children can grow up to be tomorrow’s healthy adults.
- Educating Americans -- We save lives every day by offering information and education. We pioneered CPR and millions of Americans use our patient education materials and online tools to help themselves and their loved ones live longer, healthier lives.
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American Heart Association240 Whittington ParkwayLouisville, KY 40222
DATE POSTED
March 25, 2016
SKILLS
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18