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FAQ: American Heart Association's 2025 Student and Educator Awards for Heart and Brain Health
TL;DR
The American Heart Association's awards program provides recognition opportunities for schools and educators to gain competitive advantages in community health leadership and funding.
The American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge programs use science-based approaches to teach nutrition, stress management, and CPR skills to students.
These award-winning programs create healthier communities by teaching children lifelong wellness habits and empowering them to make positive health changes for everyone.
Children as young as 12 can effectively perform Hands-Only CPR, a lifesaving skill taught through these innovative school health challenges.
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The awards recognize outstanding participants in the American Heart Association's nationwide in-school programs who are creating healthier classrooms and communities while fighting rising childhood obesity rates.
They address alarming health trends showing that one in five American children and teens is obese, with childhood obesity rates up 35% since 2000 and severe childhood obesity rates nearly doubling during that time.
The nine honorees included Dr. Nicole Wesley (Superintendent of the Year), Rob Dorsett (American Heart Challenge Volunteer of the Year), Zachary Barrows (Heart-Healthy School Award), Marline Price (Kids Heart Challenge Volunteer of the Year), Natalie Wheeler (Open-Door Award), Jon Curtis and Amy Wolske (Outstanding Team of the Year), Kacey Chong (Principal of the Year), Melissa Smith (Specialist/Nurse of the Year), and Riley Jimenez (Young Heart Leadership Award).
The virtual awards ceremony was held on November 20, 2025, and was attended by volunteers and students from across the United States.
These are nationwide in-school programs grounded in science that improve physical and emotional well-being, support academic success, and teach students about healthy habits, stress management, tobacco avoidance, recognizing heart attack and stroke warning signs, and Hands-Only CPR.
The programs reach more than 10 million students in approximately 20,000 U.S. schools each year.
Students learn how to eat smart, manage stress, avoid tobacco and vaping, recognize warning signs of heart attacks and strokes, and are introduced to Hands-Only CPR, which children can effectively use by age 12 if they witness sudden cardiac arrest.
Award recipients participated in either Kids Heart Challenge or American Heart Challenge during the 2024-25 school year and were nominated by American Heart Association staff.
Beyond raising critical funds, these programs inspire healthier habits, create lasting change in communities, and help students feel confident in their ability to make a difference in health outcomes.
Curated from NewMediaWire
