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American Heart Association celebrates Dr. Katherine Y. Brown during CPR awareness month
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 21, 2023 —The American Heart Association recognizes Dr. Katherine Y. Brown during June, CPR Awareness Month, because of her legacy of volunteerism with the organization, having trained over a quarter of a million people in CPR.
Each year, more than 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital, and about 90% of those people do not survive. While CPR has been proven to double or triple the chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the majority of Americans do not know how or feel comfortable enough to perform CPR.
Dr. Katherine Y. Brown has enthusiastically served the American Heart Association in a volunteer capacity for more than three decades. She is a recognized expert in health disparities and curriculum development and has traveled all over the world, teaching CPR. Read More
