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  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • DIABETES
  • HEART DISEASE
Winning Issue » HEART DISEASE


About one of every five Americans will acquire heart disease or suffer a stroke in their lifetime. Heart disease is any condition that causes one



Options


  • I oppose reforming current heart disease policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).
  • I support authorizing the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack. And providing this information to survivor’s families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives and service providers by:

    1.) Assisting survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work.

    2.) Improving a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace.

    3.) Enhancing self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


Winning Option
  • I support authorizing the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack. And providing this information to survivor’s families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives and service providers by:

    1.) Assisting survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work.

    2.) Improving a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace.

    3.) Enhancing self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Candidates

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider reintroducing H.R.2627 - Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019.


If elected as a trustee, American Heart Association will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for those affected by heart disease, for research to prevent and better predict cardiac events, and to cure this disease.

About: American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters as well as our more than 2,800 employees. The AHA has invested more than $4.5 billion in heart disease research, more than any U.S. nonprofit organization.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
April 19, 2021
Trustee Election - Closing Date
April 26, 2021