2008 - 2009: Lucky Hearts Campaign
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2007 - 2008: What You Don't Know About DVT Could Kill You
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Since its formation 75 years ago, MMAE has supported through funds and/or volunteers, more than 60 community health organizations and brought health programs to the community. Please select one of the campaigns below to learn more about the MMAE's recent projects.
2006 - 2007: Safeguarding Childhood
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2008 - Present: Lucky Hearts Campaign
MMAE celebrates 75 years of service by donating portable heart defibrillators (AED's) to community organizations. In a partnership with MEDIC, MMAE initiates the “Lucky Hearts” campaign, a long-term project focused on increased cardiac arrest survival through advocacy, education, and the increased availability of defibrillators. MMAE also honors the "Heroes Among Us" - individuals who leapt into action during a cardiac emergency and used an AED to save a life - at the Gift of Health Gala, a fundraiser and anniversary celebration.
MMAE celebrates 75 years of service by donating portable heart defibrillators (AED's) to community organizations. In a partnership with MEDIC, MMAE initiates the “Lucky Hearts” campaign, a long-term project focused on increased cardiac arrest survival through advocacy, education, and the increased availability of defibrillators. MMAE also honors the "Heroes Among Us" - individuals who leapt into action during a cardiac emergency and used an AED to save a life - at the Gift of Health Gala, a fundraiser and anniversary celebration.
2007 - 2008: DVT Awareness & Prevention
DVT Awareness and Prevention program brings National Spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent DVT, Melanie Bloom, widow of NBC correspondent David Bloom, as a featured speaker at a lecture and luncheon: "What You Don't Know About Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Could Kill You." A medical panel also discussed the medical aspects, cause, diagnosis, and treatment of DVT and pulmonary emboli. The Alliance also sponsored Healthwise DVT program on WTVI.
DVT Awareness and Prevention program brings National Spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent DVT, Melanie Bloom, widow of NBC correspondent David Bloom, as a featured speaker at a lecture and luncheon: "What You Don't Know About Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Could Kill You." A medical panel also discussed the medical aspects, cause, diagnosis, and treatment of DVT and pulmonary emboli. The Alliance also sponsored Healthwise DVT program on WTVI.
2006 - 2007: Safeguarding Childhood
This project focused on protecting Mecklenburg County children from predators in the community and on the internet. Ed Smart, whose daughter was kidnapped, spoke on “Predators in your own Back Yard.” RadKidS training, a program that teaches children how to resist aggressors was initiated and continues as an ongoing project. MMAE also worked with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to teach families how to protect children from sexual and internet predators.
This project focused on protecting Mecklenburg County children from predators in the community and on the internet. Ed Smart, whose daughter was kidnapped, spoke on “Predators in your own Back Yard.” RadKidS training, a program that teaches children how to resist aggressors was initiated and continues as an ongoing project. MMAE also worked with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to teach families how to protect children from sexual and internet predators.
2005 - 2006: Mental Health Symposium
The MMAE organizes and hosts a Mental Health Symposium: “The Stigma Stops Here” and brings mental health experts to cover topics ranging from “Depression and Teens” to “Cultural Issues in Mental Health.” Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, author or An Unquiet Mind, spoke of her personal battle with bi-polar disease. In conjunction with the symposium, MMAE brought it a national photography exhibit, “Nothing to Hide-Mental Illness in the Family.” “The Stigma Stops Here” was the focus of a one hour radio program.
The MMAE organizes and hosts a Mental Health Symposium: “The Stigma Stops Here” and brings mental health experts to cover topics ranging from “Depression and Teens” to “Cultural Issues in Mental Health.” Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, author or An Unquiet Mind, spoke of her personal battle with bi-polar disease. In conjunction with the symposium, MMAE brought it a national photography exhibit, “Nothing to Hide-Mental Illness in the Family.” “The Stigma Stops Here” was the focus of a one hour radio program.
Additional Projects
MMAE’s efforts to improve community health reach beyond the borders of our organization and deep into the heart of Mecklenburg County. The list of organizations that have been served by our efforts, both volunteer or financial is a long and diverse one. As an affiliate of the National AMA-Alliance, we are encouraged to get out and make a difference but sometimes a difference isn’t big and flashy. Take a few minutes to review the “short” list of those organizations we’ve assisted in recent years. We think you’ll be impressed.
MMAE’s efforts to improve community health reach beyond the borders of our organization and deep into the heart of Mecklenburg County. The list of organizations that have been served by our efforts, both volunteer or financial is a long and diverse one. As an affiliate of the National AMA-Alliance, we are encouraged to get out and make a difference but sometimes a difference isn’t big and flashy. Take a few minutes to review the “short” list of those organizations we’ve assisted in recent years. We think you’ll be impressed.
Violence Prevention Efforts
In 2004, the MMAE donated $55,000 to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police to purchase a second DNA analysis machine allowing it to double its capacity and increase its ability to solve cold cases. Donation of cameras, equipment, and computers to document spousal and child abuse in Emergency Rooms. MMAE also initiated the creation of Hospital Safety Cards for women who are victims of domestic violence. The cards, which direct women to shelter, are placed in hospital emergency and rest rooms.
In 2004, the MMAE donated $55,000 to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police to purchase a second DNA analysis machine allowing it to double its capacity and increase its ability to solve cold cases. Donation of cameras, equipment, and computers to document spousal and child abuse in Emergency Rooms. MMAE also initiated the creation of Hospital Safety Cards for women who are victims of domestic violence. The cards, which direct women to shelter, are placed in hospital emergency and rest rooms.
