Heart Health
The American Heart Association,
the world’s leading nonprofi t organization
focused on heart and
brain health for all, together with
its signature movement, Go Red for
Women, encourages you to ‘wear red
and give’ today on National Wear
Red Day to raise awareness of cardiovascular
disease: women’s greatest
New York State
Nurses Association
is proud to announce the
appointment of
as Executive Director.
Pat worked in the cardiac operating room at Staten Island University Hospital (now
SIUH/Northwell Health) and served as NYSNA Treasurer. We are very fortunate to
now have her leadership.
Caribbean L 34 ife, February 7-13, 2020
/NYNurses
www.nysna.org @nynurses
Pat Kane, RN,
health threat.
Cardiovascular disease kills one
woman every 80 seconds and takes
more lives than all forms of cancer
combined. Heart disease and stroke
also impact the lives of one in three
women – or a third of mothers, sisters
and friends – and cardiac events are
on the rise in young women in their
20s.
While 80 percent of cardiovascular
diseases can be prevented through
modest changes to diet and lifestyle,
disparities in care for women’s heart
and brain health continue to exist.
In addition, heart disease and stroke
symptoms can present differently in
women compared to men. Women also
make up less than half of all clinical
trial participants globally, with
women of color only accounting for
three percent.
As a result, more research is
needed to close gender disparity gaps
when it comes to cardiovascular research,
treatment and care.
The American Heart Association’s
Go Red for Women movement, nationally
sponsored by CVS Health and
New York City Go Red sponsors are
the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, Rewire
Me by Rose Caiola and UBS. Additional
local support comes from Estée
Lauder, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.,
Montefi ore, Mount Sinai Heart, Northwell
Health, NYU Langone, Pfi zer and
Valerie Wilson Travel and through
the month of February to help save
lives of women around the world.
Here’s how you can join Go Red for
Women in support of women’s health:
Wear red on National Wear Red
Day, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 to raise
awareness about cardiovascular disease
– the leading cause of death in
women. The iconic Red Dress Pin and
other apparel at is available at Shop-
Heart.org.
Make a donation to support the lifesaving
work of the American Heart
Association at WearRedDay.org.
CVS Health is the national sponsor
of the American Heart Association’s
Go Red for Women Movement and
will be offering no-cost heart-health
screenings at MinuteClinic® locations
nationwide every Thursday in
February.
Sign up to participate in the lifesaving
clinical trial research through
the American Heart Association’s Go
Red for Women movement and Verily’s
Project Baseline: Research Goes
Red initiative.
Join the conversation by using
#WearRedAndGive on social media.
Cardiovascular diseases continue
to be a woman’s greatest health threat.
To treat, beat and prevent heart disease
and stroke, women should understand
family health history, know
their fi ve key personal health numbers
- these help determine risk for
heart disease and stroke: total cholesterol,
HDL (good) cholesterol, blood
pressure, blood sugar and body mass
index – and make healthy behavior
changes like moving more, eating
smart and managing blood pressure.
— Courtesy of American Heart Association
Go Red for Women movement
urges women to take action
/Heart.org
/www.nysna.org
/www.nysna.org
/WearRedDay.org