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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. To ensure proper delivery of future American Heart Association emails, please click here. Meet five Macy's associates who've been directly impacted by heart disease and grew stronger in spite of it. Hear their stories , get inspired to protect your own heart and those of the women you love!
FEBRUARY IS GO RED MONTH
EmPOWERED To Serve™ is a movement driving health transformation in multicultural communities for improved health outcomes. February 2017 This Black History Month, Take Action. Take Me Home. Do YOU know if you live in a food desert? Watch our first docuseries featuring National Power Ambassador, Shanti Das, as she take us home to her community in Atlanta to address food deserts. This is one of many social determinants of health impacting multicultural communities around the nation. Watch and share ! Together To End Stroke African Americans are at a much higher risk for stroke. If you or someone you know experience a stroke, make sure you know where to turn for rehabilitation and support. Learn More Stay engaged with AHA while you Play! Parents, teachers and anyone that works with youth, this is for you! Learn More February is Heart Month: National Wear Red Day is coming Pull out yo...
Poetry of Survival- Stroke Connection Newsletter Jan 2017
Poetry of Survival January 2017 "Poetry is a conversation with the world, poetry is a conversation with the words on the page in which you allow those words to speak back to you, and poetry is a conversation with yourself." - Naomi Shihab Nye, poet Poetry uses words to process emotions, and stroke appears to bring up plenty of emotions. We present five stroke survivors who share a bit of their stories as well as their poems. Poetry therapist Sherry Reiter shares how poetry can be helpful in recovery and offers an invitation (and guidance) to liberate your own muse. Read the full story in our digital edition or on the web . When Stroke Affects the Brain Stem The brain stem serves as a bridge in the nervous system. It sits at the top of the spinal column in the center of the brain. When a stroke happens there, it can cause a few different deficits and, in the most severe cases, can lead to locked-in syndrome. Digital Editi...