CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Cedar Valley Heart Walk, a signature event by the American Heart Association, will take place on August 16 at Mudd Advertising in Cedar Falls.

The event, starting at 8 a.m. with the walk kicking off at 9 a.m., aims to raise awareness about CPR and community preparedness. Local businesses and volunteers, along with heart disease and stroke survivors, will join the walk.

The event is sponsored by UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, MercyOne Waterloo, and several other local organizations. A key focus of this event is CPR education.

According to the American Heart Association, nine out of ten people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting do not survive, often due to the absence of bystander CPR. The Heart Walk aims to change this by increasing CPR

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