2026 Southern New Jersey Heart Walk: SJI VETs

SJI VETs

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of Americans and the leading cause of hospitalization in the VA health care system. It is also a major cause of disability.

An article publiched in 2015 (American Journal of Public Health, April 2015) showed study participant with posttraumatic stress disorder had a nearly 50 percent greater risk of developing heart failure over about a seven-year follow-up period, compared with their non-PTSD peers adding "to a growing bidy of evidence linking PTSD and heart disease. The research to date—including these latest findings—doesn't show a clear cause-and-effect relationship. But most experts believe PTSD, like other forms of chronic stress or anxiety, can damage the heart over time." (www.va.gov)

9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. In most of those cases, bystander CPR was not performed. But we can change this.

Cardiac arrests happen at work, in homes, on athletic fields and in neighborhoods everywhere, and the readiness of our community can be the difference between life and death.

It's time to unite, take action, and save lives. Every walker who joins, every dollar donated, means more people trained in lifesaving CPR, more research and more lifesaving moments for everyone.

I Walk to Save Lives. Help me reach my goal today by joining our team or donating towards our goal. Together, we can turn bystanders into lifesavers.

Executives with Heart: A Movement Where Leadership Meets Lifesaving

2026 Southern New Jersey Heart Walk

SJI VETs