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What’s Cooking? — January
Need a breakfast boost? A delicious bowl of blueberry-almond oatmeal may be just what you need to start the day. Originally shared on the Food Network Kitchen, this oatmeal recipe is rich with heart health antioxidants—fresh blueberries and honey—and is filled with...
20 Years: Same Mission, New Resolve
Two decades ago, three women living in different places across the country all experienced the same issue. They were misdiagnosed, mistreated, and misunderstood. They were all women living with heart disease. So they sought to change that – they created the first...
A Note from our Board Chair
Dear WomenHeart Community, I’m delighted to be writing to you as the newly elected Board Chair of WomenHeart and share that Jerri Anne Johnson has been elected as Chair-Elect, and Gayathri Badrinath as Vice Chair. Jerri Anne and I both had long careers in the health...
Champion Spotlight: Empowering Women
While the heart disease facts and statistics are essential to Heart Month, there is, perhaps, nothing more powerful than the personal stories of women who have lived with—and conquered—heart disease, and the roles these women play in spreading heart health awareness....
“Women’s Health Research Day” Legislation Introduced
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a bill supporting the designation of a Women’s Health Research Day. Three years ago, Jan. 25, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented a policy to require investigators...
Worse Patient Outcomes for Women – We Fight On
WomenHeart has been working against gender discrimination in heart health care for twenty years now. A new report by the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that despite the great strides we’ve made, women still have so much to fight for when it comes to...
Keeping Exercise Heart-Healthy in the New Year
Take Charge of Your Heart Health with Exercise The most significant barrier to exercise is not what to do, but finding the motivation to do it. Experts recommend setting short- and long-term goals, or having a very specific plan in place. What else can you do to keep...
What’s Cooking? – December
Brewing with Apple Looking for a sip of something hot over the holidays? A cup of apple cider vinegar tea may be just what the doctor ordered. This tea, originally posted in Alternative Daily, contains a delicious blend of cinnamon, lemon, and honey paired with apple...
Judge Rules ACA Unconstitutional
Months after several states challenged the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, in court on December 14, 2018, the district court judge in Texas vs. United Statesruled that the entire ACA was unconstitutional. If allowed to stand, the ruling would...
The Power of Giving
The numbers are terrifying. There are 48 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease. As the first and only patient-centered organization for women, our mission is to bring about change and provide education about the leading cause of death in...
A Note from Mary – December 2018
As we close out 2018 and turn our attention to welcoming in the New Year, it’s a natural time to reflect on our experiences throughout the year. It’s also fun to make predictions about the coming year – which, for WomenHeart, will be its 20th year, a major milestone....
December 2018 – Sharing the Voices of Native American Communities
Amy's Advocacy Corner Heart disease is the number one killer of Native American women. As an organization dedicated to serving diverse communities of women living with and at risk of heart disease, WomenHeart has been engaged with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...