![Meet the Cultural Health Team ,[object Object],Yvonka Marie Hal l is Northeast Ohio Director of Cultural Health Initiatives for the American Heart Association. In this role, she creates cutting-edge programs to reduce the incidence of heart disease and stroke in underserved communities. In 2005, Hall was recognized by her peers and was awarded the American Heart Association’s Diversity IMPACT Award for her innovative community-based heart disease and stroke initiatives. Last year, Yvonka earned national acclaim and was selected by General Mills as one of five women to receive Cheerios’ Sisters Saving Hearts Award . In support of this recognition, she received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congresswomen Stephanie Tubbs-Jones. She was recognized in the February, 2008 edition of Ebony magazine for her commitment to educating African American women of their risk factors for heart disease. Yvonka was recently selected as a 2008 honoree for the Speaking of Women’s Health – Universal Sisters Program for her dedication and commitment to improving the overall health, well-being and personal safety of women in her community. Yvonka was recently inducted into Who’s Who in Black Cleveland. She also received an award of recognition from Pine Sol for their Powerful Women Making a Difference and the Tom Joyner Morning Show for The Hardest Working Community Educator . Yvonka is passionately involved with the Cleveland community. She’s a current member of the National Council of Negro Women, Cleveland Branch NAACP, Minority Health Alliance, and the Ward 1 HEAL Community Health Initiative. Yvonka is also involved in national organizations including the National Association for Chronic Disease Directors Cultural Competency Committee, and as a Wellness Consultant for the Black Women’s Health Imperative in Washington, DC. Yvonka is a graduate of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Notre Dame College of Ohio. Additionally, she is a graduate of Leadership Cleveland. As a child, Yvonka witnessed her father murder her mother. She along with her three younger brothers and a younger uncle were raised by her maternal grandparents. This tragedy, turned triumph, fuels her community commitment and devotion to raising her son Samario Antoine, 10 and instilling in him the importance of education.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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