多样性 & 包容

Our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, 更健康的生活, 不分种族, 种族, 性别, 宗教, 年龄, 语言, 性取向, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring that our workforce, workplace and mission have a shared impact across America's diverse populations.

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Committing to equity and a full, healthy life for everyone

The 美国心脏协会 is investing over $230 million in a sweeping effort to ensure equitable health for all. 通过研究, community solutions and other substantial work, the AHA is addressing barriers to health equity including structural racism, social factors that hurt people’s health and threats to rural health.

病人和医生的谈话
Dr. Heval Mohamed 凯利

 疗愈心灵. 鼓舞人心的思想.

As the eldest son of a Kurdish family that fled persecution in Syria, Dr. Heval Mohamed 凯利 knows struggle. After living in German refugee camps for six years, his family immigrated to the United States two weeks after 9/11 and settled in one of the Atlanta area’s poorest communities.

骄傲的心

女同性恋, 同性恋, 双性恋, Trans性别 and Queer Pride Month is celebrated in June to honor the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. The events at the Stonewall Inn in New York City served as the tipping point for the 同性恋 Liberation Movement, which pursued equal treatment for this community. 

 

 

 

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The Universal Langu年龄 of Saving Lives

The 美国心脏协会 is a proud catalyst for Hands-Only 心肺复苏 certification in the Gulf countries(链接在新窗口中打开)(链接在新窗口中打开)(链接在新窗口中打开). 在3月份, 超过77,000 people in Saudi Arabia became certified in Hands-Only 心肺复苏 in celebration of Heart Month.

仅需双手的心肺复苏术包
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劳动力

We rely on volunteers, staff, donors and partners to help foster a smart, collaborative environment. Successful organizations make the most of diversity and inclusion to deliver programs, events and educational opportunities that support a culturally competent workforce that delivers on its mission.

工作场所

志愿者s and staff in physical and virtual workplaces around the nation and across the globe come together to address many challenges to overcome health inequities related to cardiovascular disease and stroke. We aim to create workplaces that support the work of all peoples — regardless of their diverse backgrounds — to narrow the gap of health disparities and bridge the gap to better health. Read our Equity and 包容 Dashboard to learn more.

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市场

From consumers to partners to suppliers, 在卫生保健环境中, restaurants and retails stores and in communities around the nation, the 美国心脏协会 is committed to ensuring that our mission makes an impact on America’s diverse populations

供应商的多样性

We seek providers that align with our mission and provide quality services at competitive prices. Our database of current and potential providers is shared organization-wide.

Are you interested in being a provider? We work with minority- and women-owned businesses as well as veterans, people with disabilities and LGBT-owned businesses.

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