Welcome Western States Affiliate Volunteer Virtual Gathering August 18, 2011 0
Housekeeping Lines are muted Questions: e-mail to kathy.cecchin@heart.org Download and follow along attachment at www.heart.org/wsavolunteers 2
Mary Caldwell, R.N., Ph.D. Chairman, Western States Affiliate Board of Directors 3
Robert Robbins, M.D. President-Elect, Western States Affiliate Board of Directors 4
Community Heart Walk Teams Emery Miller Heart Survivor and Community Team Leader 5
Community Heart Walk Teams A little bit about me: Motivational Speaker Student Baseball player Advocate Heart Walk Community Team Captain Heart patient 6
Community Heart Walk Teams Team Emery Make it personal share my story Ask everyone Sphere of influence (school, baseball, church, family, friends, businesses I frequent, people who know my friends) Facebook page Creative fundraising approaches Matching donations Thank everyone 7
Community Heart Walk Teams Everyone is invited Join thousands of volunteers like me. Celebrate at your local Heart Walk! Together we will raise awareness and money for heart disease and stroke to celebrate the strides in research and education. To find out more about the Heart Walk in your community visit: www.heartwalk.org 8
Research Saving Lives Martin J. Tristani-Firouzi M.D. Associate Professor University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics 9
New Opportunity! HeartChase Chris Chegwin HeartChase Event Chair, Santa Clarita, CA 10
HeartChase = The Amazing Race meets Minute To Win It 11
Western States Affiliate HeartChase Pilot Cities: Helena, MT Corvallis, OR Provo/Ogden, UT St. George, UT Tri Cities, WA Chico, CA Santa Cruz, CA Santa Clarita Valley, CA Apple Valley-Victorville, CA 12
HeartChase Get a work out. Raise money. Discover healthy life choices. Have fun. What s not to like? 13
The Results Are In 2010 2011 Fiscal Year WSA Highlights 14
Key Result: Generate $70 million in revenue Current= $ 68,065,593 Prior Year to Date= $ 66,405,377 % of Prior Year= 102.5% Goal= $ 70,047,000 % of Goal= 97.2% Current Status= 15
Key Result: Increase volunteer engagement 25% Total Goal = 42350 Total Achieved = 41,124 % of Prior Week = 97% % of Goal Achieved = 97% Current status = YELLOW 16
Advocacy Over 73,000 messages to legislators in our 10 Western states in response to online action alerts Stroke Legislation passed in AZ and NV Arizona delivering stroke care based on most up-to-date science Establishing designation of primary stroke centers in Nevada Passed a landmark ordinance in the City of Los Angeles that bans smoking in outdoor dining areas 17
Emergency Cardiovascular Care Trained over 10,000 students in CPR using our CPR Anytime kits Increased the number of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to provide infant CPR training for parents before they leave hospital from 3 in 2010 to 12 currently Secured funding from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation to provide CPR training to seventh-graders at Title One schools in the Salt Lake City School District 18
Community Health Hosted an affiliate-wide Fit-Friendly Company webinar in January Helped 85 organizations in the Western States Affiliate receive Fit-Friendly recognition in the winter application period 19
Health Equity Raised $52,000 to host the Go Red Por Tu Corazón Luncheon and Latina Heart Health Conference in Los Angeles Secured sponsorship and hosted a Juntos Contra El Derrame Cerebral workshop in Orange County Raised $15,000 and educated more than 50 African American community members at a Faces of Power event 20
Communications and Marketing Launched bi-monthly e-newsletter, the Volunteer Voice Secured amazing buzz and media coverage of Go Red For Women festivities in February Garnered over 4 billion total media impression from July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011 far surpassing our excellent goal 21
Mission: Lifeline & Stroke Established 12 new Mission: Lifeline stakeholder groups committed to building STEMI systems of care in largely rural areas Secured approval for the California STEMI document from the governor and it has now been distributed throughout all 31 EMS systems Expanded Saving Strokes to 4 new sites in California, reaching over 1,000 stroke victors and caregivers Served over 4,000 community members with 30 Power To End Stroke events and activities in Las Vegas 22
Quality Improvement Initiatives Hosted 14 Get With The Guidelines Pursuit of Clinical Excellence events in the Western States Affiliate with a combined total of more than 1,200 attendees Secured funding to host a Stroke Coordinators Meet and Greet during International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, bringing together 160 medical professional from our 10 Western states to network and share best practices for stroke care Expanded programs to the outpatient setting with the Guideline Advantage 23
Questions? Please email kathy.cecchin@heart.org 24
Thank you! Please visit our Web site www.heart.org/wsavolunteers to complete a brief survey on today s call. The American Heart Association has an extraordinary impact on your life by empowering you and your loved ones to save lives, live healthier and enjoy more peace of mind about cardiovascular health. 25