This is what a lifesaving collaboration looks like. 🙌🏾 The American Red Cross of Central Florida and the South Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., teamed up to teach nearly 100 sorority members how to perform CPR and other essential first aid skills. This collaboration, which comes during National Minority Health Month, is just one example of how AKA turns compassion into action, empowering and supporting diverse communities. Among the health disparities that disproportionately affect racially and ethnically diverse populations is heart health. Here’s how. ⬇️ While more than half of the U.S. population has high blood pressure, racially and ethnically diverse adults have higher rates than adults who are white. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to complications like heart failure. Immediate bystander CPR can double or even triple the chances of survival for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest at home, during meetings and at community events. Training ...