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Advancing Cardiovascular Health in Massachusetts: Public Health and AHA Initiatives

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM   iCalendar Eastern Standard Time

Dear Champions,

Join us for our upcoming program, Advancing Cardiovascular Health in Massachusetts: Public Health and American Heart Association Initiatives, on April 15th from 12:30–1:30 PM.

This session is designed for health center staff who are working on cardiovascular disease initiatives or simply interested in learning more about resources and cardiovascular programs. It’s a great opportunity to connect, learn, and strengthen collaboration around heart health and chronic disease prevention.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the best practices and American Heart Association CVH resources in the state
  2. Review American Heart Association’s current Initiatives and collaboration opportunities
  3. Understand the broad range of cardiovascular health and screening programming administered by Massachusetts Local Public Health Nurses
  4. Identify the role of cardiovascular health in the states new SAPHE 2.0 legislation which requires Local Boards of Health to support preventative chronic disease programming
  5. Identify how to contact, collaborate and partner with your Local Public Health Nurse

We’re pleased to welcome two speakers:
Caitlin Pettengill, DNP, RN, Chief Local Public Health Nurse, Office of Local and Regional Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Adriene Worthington, M.Ed., RDN, VP of Community Impact at the American Heart Association, who will share best practices and current programming from their organization

To Register, please click RSVP below. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Successful Completion Requirements
To receive credit, participants must attend the full session and complete the post-event evaluation.

Program Fees & Registration
There is no fee to attend; however, participants must have completed the self-paced MI course and must register in advance.

Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) requires anyone in a position to affect or control continuing education content (e.g., authors, presenters, and program planners) to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. It is the responsibility of ADCES to mitigate and disclose all relevant conflicts of interest. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of the presentation.

Planners and Speakers

No relevant financial relationships to report.

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Acknowledgement of Financial Support
No commercial support has been received for this activity.

Acknowledgement of Joint Providership
This activity is jointly provided by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned by the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists. Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.