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As America's number 1 killer of women, heart disease will take more than the total number killed by breast cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's combined each year.
Women who do have heart attacks are treated less aggressively, manage worse and die at higher rates than men.
We have compiled these links to help inform, educate and empower.
Please browse through and use what you have learned to help yourself and others lead a happy and healthy life.
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American Heart Association
Women & Cardiovascular Disease
Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's national call for women to take charge of their health and live stronger, healthier lives.
We specifically want women to recognized and reduce their risk for heart disease.
Women - and men - develop unique life-changing power when they take steps to reduce their risk.
That's because much of heart disease can be prevented! There's a lot we all can do to protect ourselves.
Awareness is the first step.
Center for Disease Control
Center for Cardiovascular Health
Heart disease and stroke are, respectively, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States.
They are the principal causes of cardiovascular disease death and are also major causes of disability.
The Center for Cardiovascular Health's mission is to provide public health leadership to improve cardiovascular health for all, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with heart disease and stroke.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The Heart Truth
To make women more aware of the danger of heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and partner organizations are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth.
The campaign's goal is to give women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease.
The Women's Heart Foundation, Inc.,
The Women's Heart Foundation, Inc., is an international coalition of nurse executives, civic leaders, community health directors, member hospitals, partners, providers and corporate sponsors responding to the health crisis of women's heart disease by implementing an integrated model that promotes wellness, early intervention and excellence of care for women.
The Women's Heart Foundation, Inc., is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charitable organization and was incorporated June 11, 1992 as an independent organization and is not affiliated with any other entity or organization.
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