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November 2018 – Joining Forces for PAD
Amy’s Advocacy Update Earlier this month, WomenHeart hosted a convening on women and Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). We brought together health care providers and advocates to discuss effective ways of raising awareness among women at risk for PAD and of supporting...
Smart Marketing and the Future of Precision Health
As healthcare rapidly moves toward a more tech-driven structure, many leaders are looking to preserve the classic ‘bedside manner’ of its past. WomenHeart attended the U.S. News & World Report HealthCare of Tomorrow Conference on Nov. 14, 2018 to learn how...
Striving to Improve Heart Health Outcomes For Minority Patients
As we celebrate World Diabetes Day, we’re reminded of the significance of health awareness. With more than 100 million Americans living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, the risk of developing chronic conditions like heart disease is very real—especially for minority...
Yesenia is HeartStrong, Are You?
[youtube video_id="J5X9vUc4A_M" caption="#HEARTSTRONG - Yesenia's Story"] WomenHeart Champion Yesenia had no idea she was having a heart attack the morning she told her boyfriend she was having trouble breathing… Like many women, heart disease runs in Yesenia’s...
October 2018 – It’s Not Too Late to Take Action
Over the past month, we have been bringing you videos of WomenHeart Champions speaking about the importance of protections that ensure people with pre-existing conditions, like heart disease, are able to access health insurance. And, we have been providing educational...
A Note from Mary – October 2018
Less than a week into my role as interim CEO for WomenHeart in late July, I was the lucky recipient of an email from Sharonne Hayes, M.D. director of the Women’s Heart Clinic at Mayo and long-time friend to and collaborator with WomenHeart. She asked whether...
A Poem by Sonya Lucas Roberts
Strong, thriving women converged on Rochester Thursday. On October 2018, as the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium would convene. We embarked on this journey with open minds, open hearts, ready to share experiences. Knowledge ready to impart. Many had...
New Policies May Undermine Patient Protections
On Oct. 22, the Administration issued guidance that could impact women with heart disease. It would expand states’ ability to change some aspects of their health insurance marketplaces and undermine critical protections for millions of Americans living with...
Championing for Latina Heart Health
#HispanicHeritageMonth may be over but the work that our Latina Champions do continues! Meet Melissa Castro, one of our newest WomenHeart Champions. Following her experience at the Science and Leadership Symposium, she's ready to educate and advocate in her community!...
CMS Guidance Puts Millions of Americans at Risk
New administration guidance, released on October 22, 2018, could send us back to days where pre-existing conditions were openly discriminated against, costing millions of Americans lifesaving care. More than 25 patient and consumer groups representing millions of...
Patient Story: The Value of Insurance
[youtube video_id="MSu093PEKjA" caption="#DefendPreEx: Jill's Story"] Watch WomenHeart Champion Jill as she shares the value of having health insurance. She talks about the fear of what could happen if her insurance ever lapses and if protections for people...
Give Heart this #GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is just around the corner, join us and donate as WomenHeart highlights powerful stories of women who are staying #HeartStrong, sharing their scars, and inspiring others to lead the fight against heart disease. #GivingTuesday is an annual global...