Take Heart Alaska
Alaska's cardiovascular health coalition
Who we are
Take Heart Alaska is a statewide coalition of agencies, organizations, and individuals working together to improve cardiovascular health in Alaska. Our mission is to increase heart health among all Alaskans by advocating for individual and community-based commitment to healthy lifestyles, and improving access to preventive services, evidence-based cardiovascular treatment, and secondary prevention.
Take Heart Alaska’s primary goal is the ongoing development and implementation of the State Cardiovascular Health Plan (CVH plan). The coalition is in the process of updating the CVH plan.
The Coalition members represent a diversity of organizations:
- Organizational sectors
- Healthcare
- Nonprofit
- Government program
- Individual/volunteer
- School/university
- Individuals, technicians, and educators
Current Members
Current Members
- AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
- Alaska Diabetes Association
- Alaska Heart + Vascular Institute
- Alaska Primary Care Association
- Alaska Regional Hospital
- American Heart Association
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
- Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
- HealthEConnect
- Maniilaq Association
- Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
- Alaska Regional Hospital
- Mountain-Pacific Alaska
- Providence Alaska Medical Center
- Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
- South East Alaska Regional Health Corporation (SEARHC)
- Southcentral Foundation
- Southcentral Foundation, St. Paul
- Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Health
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Alaska Southeast
What we do
We are a forum for like-minded organizations to take collective action. Through group consensus, we determine common priorities, prevent overlap, maximize resources, and evaluate impact. The Take Heart Plan guides our priorities and is updated every five years by the Coalition. Recent activity includes community-based low-or no-cost interventions to increase Blood Pressure Self- Management – currently through training at the YMCA in Anchorage.