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5,000 8 6 SCREENINGS FOR NEWBORNS Passed a law requiring all hospitals and birthing centers to screen newborns to help detect possible life- threatening heart defects. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM TOBACCO Passed a law to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21 in Maine. One of our top priorities moving forward, both in Maine and nationally, is to ban all flavored tobacco products. Maine at Heart HEART DISEASE and STROKE are the No. 1 and No. 5 KILLERS of all Americans. In Maine, these diseases combined claim more than 3,580 LIVES each year. The American Heart Association is working to create a world free of heart disease and stroke. That starts in Maine. 18% 27% 41% 8% 37% 21% Use Tobacco Have High Blood Pressure Have High Cholesterol Have Diabetes Of Adults Are Overweight Reported No Physical Activity In The Past Month By teaching Hands-Only CPR, we help bystanders learn this lifesaving skill to use when someone is having a cardiac arrest. Not only does it double or triple a person's chance of survival, it also reduces long-term disabilities like brain damage by keeping blood flowing until emergency services arrive. Through the Go Red for Women® movement, we are educating Maine women about their risk for heart disease and stroke. Survivors share their stories at our events, in the media. and on social media to elevate this cause geared at saving more women's lives. students in Maine schools participate in our Kids Heart Challenge programs. Maine hospitals earned Get With The Guidelines awards for consistent performance following the latest guidelines-based treatments for heart disease and stroke: Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Central Maine Medical Center, MaineGeneral Hospital, Eastern Maine Medical Center,The Aroostook Medical Center, York Hospital, and Pen Bay Medical Center. In Maine alone, the American Heart Association funds $1.1 million in research grants. companies joined our Workplace Health Solutions IDEXX Kennebunk Savings Bank MaineGeneral Hospital Maine Veteran's Home OceanView at Falmouth Turner Construction @AHAMaine Heart.org/Maine