Join the Giant Eagle BLACC BRG in changing the future of health with Black communities!

The American Heart Association is Changing the Future of Health with Black communities by driving progress and supporting leaders shaping the next generation of equitable health. For Black History Month, the Association is addressing the biggest health challenges — Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), women’s health (hypertension), stroke, and cardiac arrest — and believes everyone can be a part of the progress — media, advocates, schools, and community organizations.

Black Americans have the highest incidence of cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and are significantly less likely to survive.  Cardiac arrest in Black neighborhoods is associated with alarmingly low treatment and survival rates and studies have shown lower rates of both bystander CPR and bystander AED use in these neighborhoods. We need to change this trajectory.