In 1946, Alpha Phi adopted Cardiac Care and Research as their international philanthropic cause. Since 1946, Alpha Phi has donated more than $1 million to support cardiac health initiatives.

One of the Alpha Phi Foundation's programs is the Cardiac Care Award which helps to fund research and educational programs that support women's cardiac health by awarding up to a $50,000 grant to an organization making a significant contribution to Cardiac Care.

Past Recipients of the Cardiac Care Award

 

1993 - Program in Women’s Cardiovascular Health - University Hospitals of Cleveland - sponsored by the Cleveland East Alumnae chapter

1994 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Division - sponsored by the Zeta Phi Chapter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1995 - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, formerly the Deaconess Hospital, Institute for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - sponsored by the Zeta Phi Chapter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1997 - Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation’s “Women’s Heart Night Out” - sponsored by the Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter

1998 - Egleston Children’s Hospital’s Sibley Heart Center - sponsored by the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter and Theta Pi Chapter, Emory University

1999 - California Pacific Medical Center/Transitional Cardiac Care Unit - sponsored by the San Francisco Alumnae Chapter

2000 - University of Cincinnati Women’s Health Program - sponsored by the Cincinnati Alumnae Chapter

2001 - Allen Memorial Hospital - sponsored by the Epsilon Theta Chapter, University of Northern Iowa

2002 and 2003 - Mercy Medical Center of Northern Iowa sponsored by Kaitlin Maguire (Gamma Omicron, Drake University)

2004 - Mainline Health Heart Center

2005 - Cleveland Clinic Foundation American Heart Association, of La Jolla, California

2006 - American Heart Association, of La Jolla, California.

2007 - University of Colorado Hospital (and) American Heart Association, of La Jolla, California.

2008 - Events of the Heart of New York, NY

2009 - Women’s Heart Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Many local collegiate and alumnae chapters are supporters of and participants in the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women campaign.