Central Arkansas Woman of Impact 2026: Sam Kamran Named Winner

This brief reports on the American Heart Association’s regional Woman of Impact initiative in Central Arkansas, which aimed to raise awareness and funds to address heart disease and stroke in women.

The local campaign was part of the national Go Red for Women movement and sought to mobilize community leaders to support education, research funding, and community programs focused on women's cardiovascular health.

• The Woman of Impact program ran as a nine-week, high-intensity fundraising and awareness challenge aligned with the Go Red for Women national effort.
• Campaign activity officially began on National Wear Red Day and concluded after nine weeks.
• Local nominees competed by organizing events, disseminating educational material, and engaging their networks to generate financial support for the American Heart Association.
• Nominees vied at both local and national levels; one top fundraiser will later be designated the National Woman of Impact.

• The announcement names Sam Kamran, a digital marketing consultant with The Marketing Broker, as the Central Arkansas 2026 Woman of Impact.
• Kamran led regional efforts alongside other local nominees who conducted outreach and fundraising on behalf of the American Heart Association-Central Arkansas.

• During the campaign, nominees hosted events and shared information intended to promote preventive care, increase awareness of cardiovascular risk, and encourage actions such as monitoring blood pressure and recognizing warning signs of heart attack and stroke.
• Fundraising supported cardiovascular research, educational programming, and community-based initiatives.

• The release emphasizes that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women.
• It reports that cardiovascular disease affects a substantial proportion of adult women and reiterates that many heart events are considered preventable through lifestyle modification, early detection, and education.
• Specific quantitative prevalence and preventability figures were included in the source text.

• The American Heart Association is described as a long-standing organization focused on equitable health, funding research, advocating for public health, and providing resources for people affected by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
• The statement notes the organization’s global volunteer base and its role in translating research into policy and care improvements.

• The source does not provide detailed campaign metrics for the Central Arkansas effort (for example, total funds raised, number of participants, or specific programmatic outcomes).
• No clinical guidance, patient-level data, or formal evaluation results of the campaign’s impact on health behaviors or outcomes were reported.

• The regional recognition of a Woman of Impact is intended to sustain attention on women’s cardiovascular health and to channel funds into research, education, and community programs.
• The national contest will identify an overall top fundraiser later in the year; additional follow-up or outcome reporting was not included in the source.