LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 22, 2026 - Sam Kamran has been named the Central Arkansas 2026 Woman of Impact, leading a group of local changemakers who raised awareness and critical funds to help end heart disease and stroke, the leading cause of death in women. She is a digital marketing consultant for The Marketing Broker.
Kamran earned the title through the American Heart Association's Woman of Impact™ initiative, a nine-week, high-energy campaign aligned with the national Go Red for Women® movement. The initiative challenges participants to mobilize their networks, champion women's heart health and drive measurable impact through fundraising, education and community engagement.
"Sam Kamran and every one of our Woman of Impact nominees showed what's possible when passionate leaders step forward for women's health," said Nikki Smith, executive director of the American Heart Association-Central Arkansas. "Women's heart health has been underrecognized for too long.
These leaders are accelerating change by funding research, expanding education and bringing women's heart health to the forefront." Campaigns officially launched on National Wear Red Day®, Feb. 6,.
Headline-driven summary of a local leadership initiative in women's cardiovascular health
The recognition stems from participation in the American Heart Association’s Woman of Impact initiative, which is tied to the national Go Red for Women movement.
The program emphasizes mobilizing networks to advance women’s heart health through fundraising, education, and community engagement over a nine-week period.
It combines fundraising with educational outreach and community activities, aiming to produce measurable impact through engagement, education, and fundraising efforts.
Nominees competed at local and national levels to generate support for the American Heart Association, with top performers advancing toward the national round.
The article notes that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women and contextualizes this within the Go Red for Women movement and AHA initiatives.
It also notes that more than 80% of heart events are preventable through lifestyle modification, early detection, and education.
The article emphasizes fundraising and educational outreach as core levers for impact, alongside public messaging on heart attack and stroke warning signs and the importance of knowing blood pressure numbers.
It frames the initiative and its aims, but lacks quantified results.
It does not provide long-term follow-up data or comparative effectiveness of the program components.