Make a Pledge to Walk more. Eat well. Live longer.

Walk for your heart at the 2016

Greater Northern
New Jersey
Heart Walk
The American Heart Association is committed to helping Americans eat better, move more and live longer. The
first annual Greater Northern New Jersey Heart Walk is part of this movement and serves as the cornerstone
walking, recognition and celebration event which annually brings together thousands helping raise funds to
support lifesaving cardiovascular research in an effort to fight our No. 1 and No. 5 health threats: heart disease
and stroke.

Did you know?

www.greaterNNJheartwalk.org
80% of cardiac events could be
prevented by living healthier?
October 23rd, 2016 Join us and help create a
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens culture of health.
10:00 a.m. Walk Kicks Off

ADP Corporate Headquarters Why? Life is Why.™

1 ADP Boulevard
Roseland, NJ 07068

Presenting Sponsor:

For information on how your company can be involved with the Greater Northern New Jersey Heart Walk,
please contact the Greater NNJ Heart Walk team: greaternnj@heart.org
We Need Your Help Raising
Funds to Fight Heart Disease and Stroke!
Our Mission:
Building healthier lives, free of
cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

At 4 months old,

Join Us Today!
Jake Urowsky
was diagnosed

Start a Community Team for the with a severe heart

disease called dilated
Greater Northern NJ HeartWalk cardiomyopathy. After
a brief stay in hospice,
experimental drugs and
Greater Northern New Jersey
a lifesaving surgery gave
Heart Walk Jake more than a second
1 ADP Blvd. Roseland, NJ chance … it gave him life. At 8 years
October 23rd, 2016 old, Jake loves anything involving a ball. He has
8:00AM Check In - 9:00AM Walk played travel baseball for the past two years and dreams of
playing for the New York Yankees!

Register online at After witnessing the miracles of modern-day medicine, Jake’s

parents, Amy and Todd Urowsky, now devote their energies
www.greaternnjheartwalk.org to raising funds for the American Heart Association by participating
in Heart Walk. For the past six years, Team Urowsky has been
As a Team Captain for the
the largest family team. More than 100 team members have raised
American Heart Association …
more than $115,000.
• Recruit family, friends and neighbors to
raise money for our lifesaving mission!
• Everyone can raise money online.
Contact Information:
• Raise money as a team through group
fundraisers and events. Suzanne Isbell
Regional Director Greater Northern NJ
To Start a Team …
Phone: 848-218-2493
• Go to the website and click “Register Here.”
Email: Suzanne.Isbell@Heart.org
• Select “Start A Team.”
• Select “New Team Under Company” and
“Community Teams” as the company.

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 Support Our Mission
Research: Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke
More than 2,200 Americans die of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases each day — one person every 39
seconds. These diseases claim more lives each year than cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases and accidents combined.
Research is a major weapon in our fight against cardiovascular diseases. Since 1949, the American Heart Association has funded
more than $3.3 billion in research to increase our knowledge about cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

We Need Your Help

Our research programs have contributed to many important scientific advances. Yet we need more resources to fund deserving
research and to attract and encourage promising scientists to careers in cardiovascular and stroke research. Although we
funded 979 new research grants in 2010–11, we didn’t have the additional $97.2 million needed to fund the other highly
meritorious applications.

1940s 1960s 1980s

DIURETICS
An AHA-funded researcher finds
sulfanilamide can act as a diuretic.
Diuretics help treat congestive heart
failure and high blood pressure.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was
developed. The AHA led the way in
CPR training for the public.
STENTS
An AHA-funded researcher’s earlier basic
work provided preliminary data for the
understanding of how the drug-eluting stent
would work.

1950s 1970s 1990s

PACEMAKERS
An AHA-funded researcher implants the
first externally powered pacemaker in a
patient with a surgical heart blockage.
BLOOD PRESSURE
An AHA-funded researcher shows
the overriding dominance of the
kidneys in the long-term regulation
of blood pressure.
PEDIATRIC ADVANCEMENTS
An AHA-funded researcher receives approval
for a treatment for Respiratory Distress
Syndrome, a common cause of death for
premature infants.

©2012, American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund. 3/12DS4834
 The Heart of New Jersey
Heart disease and stroke significantly impact our community.
On average, heart disease claims the lives of over 18,730 New Jersey residents each
year and stroke claims the lives of over 3,402 residents. But in many cases, heart
OUR MISSION disease and stroke are preventable.
To build healthier The American Heart Association | American Stroke Association is the nation's oldest,
largest voluntary organization providing public health education in a variety of ways
lives free of in order to help individuals live healthier lives and reduce their risk of heart disease
cardiovascular and stroke. Our programs, educational resources and advocacy initiatives are all
targeted at helping people identify and adopt healthier lifestyles.
diseases and stroke. We provide science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals to help
ensure the best treatment for every patient, every time. We educate lawmakers,
policy makers and the public as we advocate for changes to protect and improve the
health of our communities.
OUR GOAL BY 2020
Reduce deaths
from cardiovascular
diseases and stroke Research: Saving and Improving Lives
Since 1949 the American Heart Association has invested more than

20% 20%
$3.8 billion on research to fight heart disease and stroke — more
than any U.S organization outside the government. At least 28 cents
of every publicly-donated dollar to our affiliate is channeled into
research. We’re a trusted leader in the worlds of science and
Improve health medicine, funding the work of 13 Nobel Prize winners during their
of all Americans careers. The research we’ve supported has led to breakthroughs that
have saved countless lives including the first artificial heart valve, the
implanted pacemaker and CPR techniques and guidelines.
26% of deaths In New Jersey alone, the American Heart Association funds
in New Jersey $2,714,200 annually through 15 research studies.
are attributed
to heart disease Princeton University 2 $92,000
and 5% to stroke
Rutgers, State University of NJ 13 $2,622,200

NEW JERSEY TOTAL 15 $2,714,200

89  5,636 55 92,566
companies have You're the Cure Hospitals have been Children participate
been designated as volunteers help recognized for their in Jump Rope for
Fit Friendly Worksites, advocate for public commitment to Heart and Hoops
helping their employees policy change. quality improvement for Heart
stay healthy. and patient outcomes. educational
programs.

www.heart.org/newjersey (609) 208-0020

AmericanHeartNewJersey newjersey.heart.org
@AHANewJersey

©2016, American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund.

 GO RED FOR WOMEN®|
GO RED POR TU CORAZON
OUR CAUSES
The Go Red For Women movement
celebrates the energy, passion and
power of women to band together to
wipe out heart disease and stroke.
It encourages awareness of the issue and
challenges women to know their risk and
take action.
www.goredforwomen.org
www.goredcorazon.org
YOU’RE THE CURE™
Our You’re the Cure advocates are the
moving force behind policy change at the
local, state and national levels. Through
emails, phone calls, press outreach and
face-to-face meetings with decision
makers, You’re the Cure advocates
directly influence policy on health issues.
www.yourethecure.org
FIT FRIENDLY
OUR PROGRAMS
WORKSITES
Our Fit Friendly program recognizes
employers who champion the health of
their employees and work to create a
culture of physical activity and health in
the workplace. Our Activity Tracker tools
allows employees to track their physical
fitness activity.
www.heart.org/workplacewellness
GET WITH
THE GUIDELINES®
Helps ensure hospital's are reliably
applying our most recent scientific
guidelines designed to ensure every
patient gets the right care. Healthcare
systems are recognized for providing
consistent evidence based care and
demonstrating required compliance.
www.heart.org/getwiththeguidelines
MY LIFE CHECK®
An online assessment and tool to help all
OUR TOOLS
Americans gauge their heart health.
Identifies where individuals stand on
Life’s Simple 7,™ our seven
recommended areas of focus and
creates a customized action plan.
www.heart.org/mylifecheck
©2015, American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund.
MY HEART. MY LIFE.™
The My Heart. My Life. movement is a
comprehensive health, wellness and
fitness platform that empowers
Americans to get healthier by improving
eating habits and increasing physical
activity.
www.myheartmylife.org
CPR &
HANDS ONLY™ CPR
Each year more than 9 million people are
trained in CPR through our Emergency
Cardiovascular Care (ECC) programs.
With our CPR Anytime™ kits, you can
learn CPR skills in just 22 minutes, while
anyone can learn CPR skills through our
Hands-Only CPR interactive website or
mobile app.
www.heart.org/CPR
TEACHING GARDENS
A new approach in the fight against
childhood obesity, our teaching gardens
are real-life learning laboratories for
students to learn what it means to be
healthy. We teach children how to plant
seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest
produce and ultimately understand the
value of good eating habits.
www.heart.org/teachinggardens
MISSION: LIFELINE®
A nationwide initiative to improve
treatment for victims of what’s called
ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction, or STEMI. In this kind of heart
attack, immediate treatment is critical to
survival. Mission: Lifeline aims to
decrease STEMI deaths and improve
quality of care for all survivors.
www.heart.org/missionlifeline
PATIENT SUPPORT
NETWORK
An online community created to connect
people living with heart disease and
stroke with others who are going
through similar journeys.
heart.org/supportnetwork
strokeassociation.org/
supportnetwork
TOGETHER TO
END STROKE™
Together to End Stroke focuses on
stroke awareness by engaging stroke
survivors, caregivers, friends and families
of survivors and healthcare providers to
share the message that stroke is
preventable, treatable and beatable.
www.strokeassociation.org
EMPOWERED
TO SERVE
A program designed to improve health
within multicultural communities by
providing tools and resources that
increase healthy living behaviors,
enhance the chain of survival and
expand access and empower
communities.
www.empoweredtoserve.org
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART™|
HOOPS FOR HEART®
Educational and fundraising programs
for elementary, middle and high school
students. The programs have raised over
$800 millions dollars while helping kids
learn jump rope and basketball skills,
community responsibility and how to
keep hearts healthy.
www.heart.org/Jump or
www.heart.org/Hoops
CHECK. CHANGE.
CONTROL
This program empowers people to
understand, monitor and change their
blood pressures through a combination
of resources including volunteer health
mentors and our Heart360 tool.
www.heart.org/checkchangecontrol
MY AMERICANHEART
FOR PROFESSIONALS
The most authoritative and comprehensive
web resource available to scientists,
clinicians and healthcare providers.
Connect with thousands of other
professionals around the world, share
and discuss articles by prominent heart
and stroke researchers, register for
classes and conferences and much more.
my.americanheart.org
 2016
Greater Northern NJ
Heart Walk
Every
Sunday, October 23rd participant will
receive a
Roseland, NJ bandana and
finisher medal
Immediately following ½ Mile Course at completion!
the walk
with Obstacles
(No water or mud activities in the course)

For Kids 5-12

Parents must complete a waiver
for each child to participate.

$10 Donation to Participate

Please Visit the Website for
registration

Register at
www.greaternnjheartwalk.org

Locally Sponsored By:

 Life is why
we’re building
a culture of health
together!
Starting from a
foundation of research
Providing patient
education & support

Supporting post-
Strengthening Improving HBP event recovery
public policy and other health
factors

Addressing
ADVOCACY determinants
Improving care Delivering of health
& EVENTS
and response online learning

Cultivating healthier Increasing

workplaces physical activity

MARKET

Building
healthy families

Improving
healthy eating
Engaging with
the community Partnering for
healthier schools &
early childhood programs
ADVOCACY Advancing
& EVENTS research
Hoops for Heart,
Jump Rope for Heart, CPR education as a
& HeartChase graduation requirement

Faculty & Teacher

Health and Wellness

Our Mission: Building healthier lives,

Making the free from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
healthy choice
Our 2020 Goals:
the easy choice
where we live,
work, learn, play
and heal. Reduce deaths from heart Improve cardiovascular health
disease and stroke by 20% of all Americans by 20%
 Life is why
we’re building
a culture of health
together!

Paving the Road to Mission Success

Making the healthy choice the easy choice
where we live, work, learn, play and heal.

Advancing Engaging with Partnering for Improving

research the community healthier schools healthy eating
& early childhood programs

The work we do begins and Volunteers join efforts to raise Schools can foster habits for a Our programs and advocacy
ends with research. awareness and fuel the mission. lifetime of better health. efforts build a culture of health.
Hoops for Heart,
Expanding Heart Walk Improving access
Jump Rope for
capabilities for to healthy foods
Heart Ball Heart, & HeartChase
prevention &
treatment Quality nutrition Improving industry
Go Red standards
Awarding grants to For Women CPR graduation
further the mission policies Educating with
HeartChase Heart-Check mark
Healthy Way to Grow
Program

Increasing Cultivating
Building Strengthening
physical activity healthier
healthy families public policy
workplaces
Active lifestyles lead to improved Our work helps families improve Businesses can launch employee Improved laws make the healthy
heart health. quality and length of life. heart-health campaigns. choice more accessible to all.
Building more Changing social Fit-friendly schools Smoke-free air
walkable norms
communities Tools for healthier Healthier food
Consistent teachers and faculty culture
Improving access to messaging and
tools for families Recognizing
safe places to move and schools Active
and play workplaces: active environments
Improving HBP living, smoke free,
PE equipment & jump and other health healthy procurement Access to care
ropes to schools factors

Providing Supporting Addressing

Improving care
patient education post-event predictors
and response
& support recovery of health
More lives are saved through Education and support help more After a stroke or heart attack, Improved environments lead to
improving systems of care. people live well and thrive. families need help & education. better health outcomes.
Mission Condition Stroke family Community
Lifeline/CPR Education warmline infrastructure

Algorithms & Patient Support Online and in Faith-based

treatment Network person support channels
guidelines groups
Social media Accessible care &
CME training & engagement and Publications healthy lifestyle for
facility education urban/housing
certifications projects