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I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

 

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

I've signed up for the 30-Mile Outdoor Challenge for the American Heart Association because this cause is close to my heart. I want to take action and make an impact. And I would love your help. Whether you donate $1 or $100, every bit counts. I've set the goal of $321, my mother’s birthday and will walk to remember her while supporting the cause.

I've included information about American Heart Association below. 

Heart disease and stroke are the top two killers worldwide, and they don’t just affect older people. In fact, heart disease is getting younger, and young people are often unaware of the risk they face. Whether it’s undiagnosed high blood pressure, poor mental health, or vaping, we need your help raising the critical funds to support our mission: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

 

In this episode, Devyn shares her process for voting in local primaries. She breaks it all the way down for first-time voters and those who feel lost in the process. 

Are you team My Vote Don't Count? Watch this video to learn how the government works.

The Purple Stethoscope Podcast is hosted by Devyn Nixon and produced by Matthew Nixon III.

Did you know civic engagement increases life expectancy? Stay engaged. Stay loud. Stay alive.

1. Register to Vote and Check Your Status
   Whether it’s a local election or a presidential one, your vote shapes policy that shapes lives. Visit org/Can-I-Vote to check your registration and get ready.
2. Know Your Legislators
   Your city council member, your state representative, your U.S. Senators—they work for you. Find out who they are at CommonCause.org/find-your-representative.
3. Track Legislation and Follow the Issues
   Use tools like us or Ballotpedia.org to monitor policies that affect your health, housing, education, and more. Knowledge is power.
4. Call Your Legislators
   Phone calls are powerful. Tell your representatives what matters to you—because silence is a policy too.

In the words of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.”

 

Community Commons. (n.d.). Civic engagement. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.communitycommons.org/entities/994cbf18-bf9f-4b4b-88ea-b1d49a42856b

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, & Andrada, A. (2023). Civic engagement and civic infrastructure to advance health equity: Proceedings of a workshop. National Academies Press.

2024 national findings report. (2024, March). County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/findings-and-insights/2024-national-findings-report