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FAQ: Laura Merrick's 2025 Leaders of Impact Campaign for CPR and Blood Pressure Awareness in Chicago
TL;DR
Laura Merrick won the 2025 American Heart Association Leaders of Impact campaign by raising over $380,000, funding blood pressure hubs and CPR training to gain community health advantages.
The campaign implements blood pressure hubs in 18 Chicago organizations, provides free monitors and educational materials, and establishes Cardiac Emergency Response Plans with CPR and AED training.
This initiative saves lives by increasing CPR education and equitable healthcare access, making communities safer and reducing cardiac arrest fatalities for a healthier tomorrow.
A personal story of survival inspired a national campaign that placed automated blood pressure kiosks and trained hundreds to become emergency responders in their neighborhoods.
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The article highlights Laura Merrick's award-winning 2025 Leaders of Impact campaign, which focused on raising CPR readiness and blood pressure awareness in Chicago to combat sudden cardiac arrest and cardiovascular disease.
Her campaign addresses critical public health issues: over 350,000 fatal out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S., and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, making increased CPR training and hypertension awareness vital for saving lives.
Merrick was motivated after her mother survived a cardiac arrest thanks to a bystander performing CPR, which inspired her to work toward ensuring more families have the same chance to save loved ones.
The campaign funds three key initiatives: placing blood pressure hubs in 18 community organizations, installing a self-measurement blood pressure kiosk, and implementing Cardiac Emergency Response Plans with CPR and AED training in 18 organizations.
Blood pressure hubs are locations in community-based organizations that offer free blood pressure monitors, American Heart Association materials on self-measurement, explanations of blood pressure numbers, and a local contact list of medical providers for follow-up care.
Community members throughout Chicagoland benefit, with a focus on historically underserved communities, through programs implemented in 18 community-based organizations and a kiosk in Chicago.
Leaders of Impact is a volunteer leadership initiative where nominees and team members in communities nationwide educate on heart health, advocate for change, and raise funds during a seven-week competition to support research, CPR education, and equitable healthcare access.
Merrick aims to make lifesaving preparedness a standard across Chicago by advancing CPR and AED access, improving hypertension awareness, expanding blood-pressure monitoring, and helping schools and organizations build Cardiac Emergency Response Plans.
While not explicitly stated, the article references the American Heart Association and its initiatives like Embracing Community Care; interested individuals could contact the American Heart Association or local Chicago community organizations involved in the programs.
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