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Join Kansas’s movement to change the future of health. Together we can ensure longer, healthier lives for all. Follows not endorsements.

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Today is World No Tobacco Day. Did you know nearly 90% of smokers first try a tobacco product by age 18? But if someone has not started using tobacco by age 26, they are likely to never start.

Be smart, don't start or commit to quit. Learn more at https://t.co/bTOPORIqGO

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Great things happen when advocates, volunteers, and lawmakers come together. ✨

Last week in Lenexa, a bipartisan group joined community leaders to celebrate a big win, expanding access to free school meals for Kansas students ! 🍎 #ksleg

🔗Get involved: https://t.co/nyF6vEPzQe

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💡 Love science? Dream big?
The KC STEM Goes Red Scholarship is helping young women turn passion into purpose—with up to $5,000 for a future in STEM. 👩‍🔬❤️
#GirlsInSTEM #STEMGoesRed

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🚨 Future women in STEM!

Up to $5,000 is waiting through the KC STEM Goes Red Scholarship.

⏳ Apply by Friday at 11:59 PM
Don’t wait—bet on yourself.

👉https://t.co/qFe5kIUmne

#STEMScholarship #GirlsInSTEM #Scholarship #MissouriSchools #kansasschools #collegescholarships

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@70thExplorers @501stLegion Honored to have @70thExplorers of The @501stLegion At American Heart Association's Kansas City Heart & Stroke Walk year after year!
#StarWarsDay #NationofLifesavers #CPRwithHeart #Maythefourth #May4th #StrokeMonth

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The power to save a life doesn’t take years of Jedi training. Just learn the two steps of Hands-Only CPR.

1️⃣ call 911
2️⃣push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of The Imperial March.

#StarWarsDay #NationofLifesavers #CPRwithHeart #Maythefourth #May4th

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Locally sponsored by Executives with Heart Breakfast Chair, Keith Crane, from @ACIBoland

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Early mornings like this are worth it. ❤️⛳
Yesterday’s Executives with Heart Breakfast—led by KC Heart Walk Chair Joe Prenger from CL Management Group—Real talk, real impact, and a powerful reminder from Andrew Luetje that knowing CPR can save a life. Just the beginning, KC

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❤️ 1 day until the Go Red for Women Luncheon!
Tomorrow we come together to celebrate, empower, and take action for women’s heart health with this incredible community.
👉 EVENT DETAILS: https://t.co/5bRVQvwfru
See you tomorrow—wearing red, of course 💃❤️

#GoRedKC #GoRedForWomen

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@jessicacolby79 @1stbusiness @AdventHealthKC @GoRedForWomen @AdventHealth @1stBusinessBank Introducing the incredible team behind the @American_Heart 2026 Kansas City Go Red for Women Luncheon! Emcees, @TheNikkiVivas @BryaBerryKMBC @JamieWeissKMBC and all the ladies from the Executive Leadership Team—champions for women’s heart health.

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Strong leaders. Powerful voices. One lifesaving mission. ❤️
Meet our 2026 KC Go Red for Women Luncheon Chair, Jessica Colby @jessicacolby79, from @1stBusiness Bank, Medical Chairs, Dr. Michelle Dew & Dr. Jessica Kline from @AdventHealthKC, & Executive Leadership Chairs! #GoRedKC

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⛳️ Save the date
Executive with Heart Breakfast
📍 April 29 | 7:30-9am | The National Golf Club

Big impact starts with mornings like this....breakfast and a round of golf
Locally Hosted by: Keith Crane, Principal & Architect @aciboland

👉 For more info: [email protected]

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@GoRedForWomen @WellSkyHealth Know a girl in grades 9–12 who’s smart, driven, and into STEM?

👩‍⚕️👩‍🔬👩‍💻

Send this to her!
👉 Apply: https://t.co/5ecPP4L9cO

#AmericanHeartAssociation #Scholarship #KansasCity #HighSchool #GirlsinSTEM #STEMGoesRed #WomenInSTEM

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If you’re a high school girl in KC… don’t skip this.
STEM Goes Red SCHOLARSHIP is OPEN !!

💰 Up to $5,000 in scholarships
📍 Missouri: Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte
📍 Kansas: Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami & Wyandotte
🗓️ Deadline: May 15, 2026

Apply: https://t.co/5ecPP4L9cO

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You don’t realize how important this is… until you do

Only about 40% of people who suffer from cardiac arrest receive CPR from a bystander.

Be Ready, Join Nation of Lifesavers and Learn CPR!

#NationofLifesavers #savedbycpr #cprtraining #CPR #Sports #AmericanHeartAssociation

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Wait… how has it already been a month since Heart Ball?!
From the stories shared to the energy in the room, it reminded us exactly why we show up.
One night. Two cities. One incredible community that cares.

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Let’s go Kansas @KUHoops @KUAthletics! 💙❤️

Since 1949, AHA has funded $6.1B+ in research.
We’re supporting 47 schools on your bracket—including $12K at KU.

No matter your pick, we all win against heart disease & stroke ❤️

#CollegeBasketball #AmericanHeartAssociation

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⚠️ Up to 357,000 Kansas students may be eligible for free meals, but their schools have not enrolled in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)! #ksleg

🗳️Urge your legislator to vote YES on HB 2402 to encourage schools to offer free breakfast & lunch: https://t.co/ofetGujYn8

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✨ Join our team in Wichita as a Development Director! ✨
We’re hiring a fundraising pro to grow corporate partnerships, energize volunteers, & drive mission impact! Are you ready to make a difference?

📥 Apply Here: https://t.co/7rxdLsw955

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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was the first Black physician to successfully perform open-heart surgery in the U.S. He also founded a hospital with interracial staff at a time when Black doctors weren’t allowed in white hospitals, changing the future of health care. #BlackHistoryMonth