Check here often for the latest news about The Heart of Diabetes.

For media inquiries contact:

Megan Lozito
American Heart Association
214-706-1359
megan.lozito@heart.org

Amy Losak
Ketchum
646-935-3917
amy.losak@ketchum.com

Press Documents

Press Release (PDF)
"Randy Jackson, music industry veteran and TV personality, understands the importance
of properly managing type 2 diabetes. For the second year, he has teamed up with the
American Heart Association to encourage people with type 2 diabetes to enroll in The Heart
of Diabetes™ campaign..."

Campaign Fact Sheet (PDF)
"When your body does not produce enough insulin and/or does not efficiently use the insulin
it produces, sugar levels rise and build up in the bloodstream. The result is the condition known
as diabetes..."

KNOW Tips (PDF)
"I hope the following tips will keep you in the know and help guide you toward a healthier life.
We can all work to manage type 2 diabetes and reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease."
– Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson Biography (PDF)
"Twenty-year music industry veteran and Grammy Award winning producer, Randy Jackson
started out at the young age of 13 playing bass guitar and got his big break when he joined
the critically acclaimed band Journey..."

Dr. Dan Jones Biography (PDF)
"Daniel W. Jones, M.D. is vice chancellor for health affairs, dean of the School of Medicine and
Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)
in Jackson. He serves as the institution’s chief executive officer overseeing five schools and the
health system..."