Celebrate American Heart Month - February 2012 -  with WomenHeart!

 

Post your American Heart Month activities on the WomenHeart blog.

 

Watch WomenHeart TV on YouTube

Listen to the State of Women's Heart Health Webcast, from February 1! 

 

Wednesday, February 1

 

WomenHeart launches WomenHeart @ Work - National worksite health education program to educate employees and employeers about heart health! 

 

Second annual "State of Women's Heart Health" national conference call on women and cardiovascular disease; 5:30 p.m. ET; Listen and view the webinar

 

Listen to National Public Radio for Medtronic radio spots highlighting WomenHeart!

 

Take the pledge to live ProHeart! In Honor of American Heart Month, Joy Behar and her daughter Eve and the makers of Bayer® Aspirin urge women to take the ProHeart Pledge and help raise $100,000 for WomenHeart so that no woman fighting heart disease feels alone.Throughout February, women and their families take the ProHeart Pledge on Facebook and committing to living a heart-healthy life. For each pledge, Bayer will make a $1 donation, up to a total of $100,000, to WomenHeart. Read the press release. 

 

BeeWell for Life launched this month -- join this online community of health-minded members who take simple steps towards a healthy lifestyle while raising money for WomenHeart.  For every mile you walk/bike/run and log during February, BeeWellforLife.com will donate $0.10/mile to a shared fund of which WomenHeart is a beneficiary. Starting in March, 2012, there will be new monthly opportunities to earn points by completing challenges and logging calories. Register at  www.beewellforlife.com today, select WomenHeart, and you are on your way to getting healthy and raising money for WomenHeart!

 

SetaHealthierTable.com to Raise Donations for WomenHeart! Read more 

 

Healthy Ones deli and tub lunch meats is donating to WomenHeart this February. A donation of $.05 per purchase of each red-lid tub of lunch meat or deli purchase up to a maximum donation of $50,000. 

 

Visit your local Burlington Coat Factory now through April 6 and raise money for WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease! Purchase a paper red dress icon for $1 or more in stores through April 6. All funds collected at checkout benefit community based women's heart health education and support through WomenHeart! Click here to locate the Burlington Coat Factory store near you and help fight heart disease – the leading cause of death in women!

 

Friday, February 3 - National Wear Red Day

 

Sunday, February 5 - WomenHeart CEO Lisa M. Tate presents at the CRT conference at Washington Hospital Center

 

Monday, February 6 - WomenHeart and Bayer HealthCare hosts sweepstakes winner, Joy Behar and SAC member Annabelle Volgman, MD in New York City for a day of heart health

 

Wednesday, February 8 - second annual "In the Prime of Her Life" media briefing on women and cardiovascular disease, New York City, invitation only

 

Wednesday, February 8 - Red Dress Fashion Show, New York City, invitation only

 

Wednesday, February 15 - Woman's Day Red Dress Awards; two WomenHeart Champions to be honored! Read more See media coverage! See them accept their award!

 

Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20 - Strengthening the Heart of Georgia, Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta; WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium state program

 

Thursday, February 23 - look for WomenHeart in USA Today/Media Planet supplement in newspaper issues in Washington, DC, Detroit, Atlanta, New York City, and New Orleans

 

Tuesday, February 28 - watch for USA Today special report on heart disease featuring 10 page section on WomenHeart and featuring WomenHeart Champions!