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C E L E B R A T I N G T E N Y E A R S O F W O M E N W I T H H E A R T

Welcome to the 10th Anniversaryof the Go Red For Women Luncheon

years later.And their efforts helped lead tothe national Go Red For Women move-ment, which is now hundreds of thousandsof women strong.

The more than $4 Million raised throughthe NYC Luncheon over the past decadehas helped locally:

• support important research specific towomen and heart disease

• disseminate women-specific healthcareguidelines and physician tool kits

• host legislative receptions and continu-ing professional education seminars

• engage more than 400 churches in theSearch Your Heart program and Go RedSundays

• enroll over 10,000 women in the Go RedFor Women Movement

• distribute 10,000 Wear Red Day kits and150,000 red dress pins

• generate over 1 billion media impres-sions

Thank you for your ongoing support, forjoining us today in celebrating the 10thAnniversary of the luncheon,and for hon-oring two admirable Women With Heart,Jane Chesnutt and Dr.Nieca Goldberg.

In 1999, two visionarywomen, Jane Chesnuttand Dr. Nieca Goldberg,joined forces with theAmerican Heart Associa-tion to start the annual

Women With Heart Lunch out of their mu-tual concern that,while heart diseasekilled more women than any other causeof death,most people still consideredheart disease largely a man’s problem.They wanted to raise both awareness andmoney to help bring this issue to the fore-front among their fellow NewYorkers.Theluncheon that Dr.Goldberg and Ms.Ches-nutt founded now celebrates its 10th an-niversary. Over the years, the luncheon hascelebrated 25 distinguished Women WithHeart honorees, given voice to the spiritand passion of women throughout NewYork who live with heart disease and paidtribute to those who’ve been lost.

The initiative that Dr.Goldberg and Ms.Chesnutt began influenced not only theNewYork City community to make womenand heart disease a critical cause buthelped put the issue on the nationalagenda.The first luncheon helped spawna national network of 220 events just ten

Jane ChesnuttEditor-in-Chief,Woman’s DayNYC Go Red For Women Luncheon Founder

Jane Chesnutt is editor-in-chief of Woman’s Day magazine and seniorvice president of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. She has beenWoman’s Day editor-in-chief since 1991 and was promoted to hercorporate position in 2002.

Under her leadership,Woman’s Day has developed continuingcollaborations between the magazine and various associa-tions, most notably the American Heart Association, the Ameri-can Library Association, the National Heart, Lung, and BloodInstitute and the Armed Services YMCA.

Her particular passion is women’s heart health. In 1999, sev-eral years before any major organization or publicationtook on this cause in a significant way,Woman’s Dayadopted women’s heart health as its mission, publishingseveral articles a year and helping push the issue ontothe national agenda.Ms.Chesnutt was an inaugural

member of the American Heart Association’sCommission of the Leadership Advisory Group onWomen and Heart Disease and has served on theboards of directors of both the Heritage Affiliate ofthe American Heart Association and the NewYorkCity Affiliate,where she was chair for two years.Cur-

rently, she is a member of the NYU Women’s Heart CenterAdvisory Board. In 2004 she established the Woman’s Day Red

Dress Awards,which are given annually to those individu-als and groups who have had a significant impact onimproving women’s heart health.


Woman With Heart Honoree

Nieca Goldberg,MDClinical Associate Professor of Medicine,NYU Women’s Heart ProgramNYC Go Red For Women Luncheon Founder

Dr. Nieca Goldberg is a cardiologist and a nationally recognizedpioneer in women’s heart health. Dr.Goldberg is Clinical AssociateProfessor of Medicine and Medical Director of NYU Women’s HeartProgram, the Co-Medical Director of the 92nd Street Y’s CardiacRehabilitation Center, a national spokesperson for the AmericanHeart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign – anassociation for which she has volunteered for over 15 years andbeen a board member in NYC.Her NewYork City practice TotalHeart Care focuses primarily on caring for women.

Dr.Goldberg is the author of Dr.Nieca Goldberg’s CompleteGuide to Women’s Health. She has also authored the awardwinning and highly acclaimed book Women Are Not Small Menwhich was updated and entitled The Women’s Healthy HeartProgram – Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing HeartDisease published by Ballantine Books. Dr.Goldberg is host ofBeyond The Heart on NYU Langone MedicalCenter’s, Doctor Radio on Sirius Satellite 114 andXM 119.

A graduate of Barnard College and SUNYDownstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, shecompleted her medical residency at St. Luke’s-RooseveltHospital Center and a cardiology fellowship at SUNYDownstate. Dr.Goldberg’s research and medicalpublications focus on cardiovascular disease inwomen, exercise imaging and exercise. She is oftenasked by the media for her expert interpretation of currentstudies and medical news.

In 2008, Dr. Goldberg was celebrated on New York Magazine’s “BestDoctors” list, a recognition she also received in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004,2001 and 2000. In 1999, she was the only woman in their top ten “Hallof Fame of Physicians.”She is also the recipient of numerous awards forher advocacy for women’s heart health.


Woman With Heart Honoree


SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Presented locally and sponsored nationally by

�NewYork City Goes Red Sponsor

�Local Media Sponsors

�Heart of Platinum Sponsor

�Heart of Gold Sponsors

�Heart of Silver Sponsors

The Bank of NewYork MellonCargill, Inc.

Syms Corporation

�10th Anniversary Sponsors

The Baltimore SunBC International Group

CoachEstée Lauder Companies

KPMGPatti Kenner

Merck Schering-PloughNautica

The NewYork Daily NewsThe NewYork PostThe NewYork TimesThe Washington PostTotal Heart Care


2009 WOMANWITH HEART HONOREES AND LUNCHEON FOUNDERS

Jane Chesnutt Nieca Goldberg,MDEditor-in-Chief, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine,Woman’s Day NYU Women’s Heart Program

�MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Darlene RodriguezCo-Anchor

Today in NewYork,WNBC

�GUEST SPEAKERHoda Kotb

Co-Host, Fourth Hour of Today

�SURVIVOR STORYStephanie Oster

�LUNCHEON CO-CHAIRS

Nicole Fischelis Nancy Ruiz,MD, FACPVice President, Fashion Director Vice President,Anti-Infectives

Macy’s Senior Project Leader,Global Project Management

Schering-Plough Research Institute

� �CORPORATE CHAIR MEDICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMartine Reardon Mary Ann McLaughlin,MD,MPH

Executive Vice President,Corporate Marketing Associate Professor of MedicineMacy’s Mount Sinai Medical Center

� �SILENT AUCTION CHAIR CIRCLE OF RED CHAIR

Patti Kenner Newsha Ghodsi,MD, FACCPresident Marathon Medical, PC

Campus Coach Lines

�EXECUTIVE AND MEDICAL LEADERSHIP TEAM

Holly S.Andersen,MDRoslynn Aquino,ANP-CMichelle Bergman

Gail BlankeCarolyn Brockington,MDNevber Cemaletin,MD

Michelle Copeland,DMD,MDLori Croft,MD

Mary Jo DiMilia,MDKristen EspositoOrli Etingin,MDErica Ferry

Joy Gelbman,MDJane Hand

Erica Jones,MDMaureen Kiernan, RN

Anu Kini,MDAlexandra Lansky,MD

Nina McLemoreRoxana Mehran,MDLori Mosca,MD

Beth Oliver,MSN, BSNSuzanne Steinbaum,MD

Jacqueline Tamis-Holland,MDCynthia Taub,MD


From Paris’ Rue St. Honoré to New York’s famed 34th Street, NicoleFischelis is one of fashion’s foremost faces. Joining Macy’s in November2004 as Vice President Fashion Director, Fischelis has brought a global

perspective to America’s department store.She is atrue fashion force,dictating the trends to theWorld’sLargest Store.

In her role as VP/Women’s Fashion Director, sheworks closely with the merchants in selectingmerchandise for the company’s catalogues, andtranslating the season’s trends to in-store specialevents, such as trunk shows and fashion concepts.In addition, she is the voice of the company incommunicating what is hot, what is selling andwhat is next, as well as finding the right fashion mixfor the Macy’s customer.She is an integral resourcein reinforcing private label and sportswear brandsto meet the lifestyle needs of our shoppers.

From a family of furriers in France, Nicole was bornwith fashion in her blood.She began her career in the early eighties onthe Right Bank of Paris where she was a buyer for Gimbel Saks,a buyingoffice that represented America’s and Canada’s prestigious specialtystores such as Saks Fifth Avenue,Marshall Field’s, Neiman Marcus andHolt Renfrew. As European Fashion Director for Saks Fifth Avenue, shecollaborated with then Chairman and CEO Phillip Miller to recreate thespirit of that cult store with collections essential for its renaissance.

Then, in 1991 she crossed the Atlantic for a ten year run at Saks FfithAvenue when Mr.Miller asked her to join his new team asVP CorporateFashion Director, reporting directly to Rose Marie Bravo, President. Herkeen sense of style was not just relegated to the stores’ merchandiseofferings, but it also played an integral role in the overall image of thestore from visual design and windows to the company’s seasonalcatalogues and special events.As the store’s arbiter of style,Ms.Fischelisattended the shows in Paris, London, Milan and New York andchampioned such designers as Alexander McQueen.

In 1999,Ms. Fischelis was approached by the family-run fashion houseof Ferragamo to join the venerable Italian label. Leaving the US forEurope, Ms. Fischelis joined Ferragamo as Senior Vice President ofFashion Worldwide in September of that year. Following her stint atFerragamo,Nicole did fashion consulting abroad.Now,as RTW FashionDirector for Macy’s, Nicole once again returns to America bringing herglobal style to the most cosmopolitan city in the world,NewYork.

Nicole FischelisLuncheon Co-Chair


Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 2009 Go Red For Women New York City luncheon!I am proud to be involved with this luncheon on its 10th anniversary,as heart disease continues to lace itself into the lives of women weall know and love. I am also proud to be here on behalf of theMacy’s community who during the past six years as a nationalsponsor has raised millions of dollars for the movement. Furthermore,we have increased awareness of the devastating truth that heartdisease remains the number one killer of women in this country.

Together, we have come a long way. Before the American HeartAssociation founded the Go Red For Women movement in 2003, anambitious group of women bonded their energy, passion, andpower to take-on heart disease in the Big Apple. With the dream oftoday’s two honorees – Jane Chesnutt and Dr. Nieca Goldberg, over250 women attended the first Women With Heart Lunch and raisedover $125,000.This New York City luncheon was one of the firstevents to help change the perception that heart disease is onlyabout men.We applaud Jane and Nieca for their efforts that beganten years ago!

At today’s magnificent event we see how far we have come since thefirst luncheon.Our luncheon has grown in the number of attendeesand has raised over $3 million for research, education andcommunity outreach. While we have come a long way, our work isnot done.This year’s theme is “Our Hearts.Our Choices”and Iencourage you to think about the choices you can make to help yourheart.You may choose to visit www.goredforwomen.org to take theHeart Check-Up to assess your risk of heart disease.Or choose to getexercise everyday and eat your fruits and vegetables.Above all, Ihope you choose to share your commitment with the women in yourlife in hopes that the message reaches them before the disease.

On behalf of Macy’s, the American Heart Association and thehundreds of thousands of individuals who are touched by Go Red ForWomen, I thank you for being a part of this meaningful occasion.

Nicole FischelisNYC Go Red For Women Luncheon Co-Chair

Co-Chair Greeting


Passion and the desire to cure and prevent diseases when possibleand always improve quality of life for patients have driven Dr. NancyM. Ruiz throughout her life and career.

As Vice President and Senior Project Leader atSchering Plough Research Institute, she leadsseveral clinical research projects aimed at fillingimportant unmet medical needs.With patientsalways at the top of her mind,Nancy leads herteams toward the goal of advancing science andhealthcare by developing medicines that canprolong or improve lives.

For more than 25 years, Nancy has dedicatedherself to healthcare as a practicing physicianand she has been involved with worldwide clinicalresearch for more than a decade. Her questbegan with research for an AIDS vaccine,which,while unsuccessful, culminated in theachievement of several medications that are

currently the cornerstone for HIV treatment.Additionally, Nancy hasbeen involved with the development of medicines for the treatment ofhepatitis B, hepatitis C and fungal infections. She has also beeninvolved with the development of medicines for rheumatoid arthritisand for organ transplantation.

Nancy was born in Germany to Puerto Rican parents, and was raisedin Spain until her teenage years.Guided by her scientific vocation,she studied Medicine, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases inPuerto Rico and the United States. She has received multiple awardsand recognitions, including being named among the ‘100 MostInfluential Hispanics in America’ by Hispanic Business Magazine in1999 and one of the ‘Top 10 Latinas’ by Latina Magazine in 2000.

Nancy’s passion to reach out to women to help them understand thethreat of cardiovascular disease stems from a deep appreciationthat, unless empowered,women remain vulnerable to the ravages ofpreventable diseases. She continues to be driven by her passion forscience and medicine and the desire to cure and prevent diseaseswhen possible and always improve quality of life for patients.

Nancy Ruiz,MD, FACPLuncheon Co-Chair


Welcome and thank you for joining us today at the 10th anniversaryGo Red For Women Luncheon. It is my honor to be serving as today’sco-chair along with Nicole Fischelis from Macy’s.

I Go Red for daughters and mothers, for sisters and cousins, for auntsand nieces, for grandmothers and granddaughters… for all womenwith and without current risks for caridiovascular diseases…becausewe all have ticking hearts that we need to protect.

It may surprise you to learn that,while I am a physician,my back-ground is not in cardiology but rather infectious diseases.You maywonder how that is relevant. However I believe that our enthusiasmabout prevention and awareness should be infectious because theseare the keys in fighting cardiovascular disease in our communities.Asa woman, I recognize the importance of empowering all women tobelieve that they owe it to themselves and their loved ones to takecare of their health…As a Latina, I also know that we must make extraefforts to reach those communities that are even more at risk—Latinasand African-Americans.These women may be twice as likely to sufferfrom cardiovascular diseases, yet, because of cultural and social cir-cumstances, the message may not be reaching them as clearly.

The American Heart Association is working feverishly to stop this trend.Through innovative programs targeted specifically to multiculturalcommunities and the outreach taking place in churches in the Harlemcommunity, the American Heart Association is making sure that themessages are heard and actions are being taken by women in at-riskcommunities.These programs would not exist without the generosity ofthose of you in the room today,as well as the national and local part-ners of the Go Red For Women movement.

I am particularly inspired by some of the special guests we have in theroom today – the women who are the Heart of Go Red in NewYorkCity.These women have chosen to share their stories with all of ustoday in the hopes that it will motivate each of us to make a choice tolive a healthier life and spread the Go Red For Women message.

But I am also inspired by the many of you who have not yet been af-flicted by cardiovascular disease yet recognize that awareness andprevention are important messages that need to be conveyed, loudand clear, to people of all walks of life, young and old.Thank you.

Together we can wipe out heart disease in women and help the Amer-ican Heart Association succeed in achieving their mission to buildhealthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Nancy Ruiz,MD, FACPNYC Go Red For Women Luncheon Co-Chair

Co-Chair Greeting


Born in NewYork City and raised in the retail capital of the world,Martine Reardon, as Executive Vice President of Macy’s NationalMarketing Strategy, Events and Public Relations, presides over the

marketing and promotion of a national retail iconrenowned for its fashion and world famous events.

From fashion and fireworks to accessories andAmerica’s Parade,Martine oversees the multi-faceted world of marketing, including advertising,public relations, promotions, and special eventsfor Macy’s stores nationwide.Glamorous fashionshows, celebrity and designer launches, andinnovative ad campaigns are all a part of themarketing mix for Macy’s.

Graduating from Brooklyn’s St. Francis College witha Bachelor of Science Degree in BusinessManagement,Martine began her retailing careerin the Special Events department at Federated’sAbraham & Strauss division in 1984.After a brief

stint as Merchandise Director in 1989 at Condé Nast’s Mademoiselle,Martine returned to A&S as Director of Special Events to spearheadthe successful opening of the chain’s first Manhattan location.

She quickly rose up the retail ranks when in 1991 she was promoted toOperating Vice President, Director of Media for A&S.After the mergerof Federated Department Stores and R.H.Macy & Co. in 1994, she wasnamed Vice President of Media overseeing the Macy’s/Federatedmarketing effort.

In 1997, she assumed the position of Senior Vice President Marketingand Sales Promotion for Macy’s East, the largest retail brand of Macy’s,Inc. In addition to her many responsibilities of creating advertisingcampaigns,media buying, direct mail marketing and in-storepromotions, she took the helm of producing and marketing theinternationally acclaimed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®,Macy’s4th of July Fireworks®,Macy’s Flower Show®, and Macy’s Santaland®,the home of the one-and-only Santa Claus. In July 2000, she waselevated to Executive Vice President and in 2004, assumed HomeStore responsibilities. In 2007,Martine left her position as ExecutiveVice President at Macy’s East to spearhead the marketing strategy forthe over 800 Macy’s stores nationally, as Executive Vice President,National Marketing Strategy, Events and Public Relations for Macy’sCorporate Marketing.

Martine ReardonLunch Corporate Chair


Dr.McLaughlin received her medical degree from GeorgetownUniversity School of Medicine and completed her internship andresidency at The NewYork Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. Shecompleted her fellowship in CardiovascularMedicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, andconcomitantly completed her Master’s in PublicHealth degree at Columbia University School ofPublic Health.Currently, she is an AssociateProfessor in the Departments of Medicine (Divisionof Cardiology), Health Policy and Geriatrics andAdult Development. She is the Medical Director ofthe Cardiac Health Program,and the World TradeCenter Law Enforcement Cardiac ScreeningProgram at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Dr.McLaughlin is the recipient of grants from theAmerican Heart Association,Agency for HealthCare Quality and Research, the National Institutesof Health, the American College of Cardiology,and the NewYork Academy of Medicine. Herresearch focuses on improving the cardiovascular care for vulnerablepopulations. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewedjournals, is the author of several book chapters, and is on the Editorialboard of the publication,“Focus on Healthy Aging.”

In addition to conducting research, and teaching medical students,Dr.McLaughlin has an active clinical practice at the Mount SinaiFaculty Practice Associates. She is the recipient of numerous awards,including:Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society member, the C. RichardBowman Award of the Cornell Medical Center, the American Collegeof Cardiology/Merck Fellowship Award, the Mary and David HoarFellowship of the NewYork Academy of Medicine, the SmithKlineBeecham Development Partners Junior Faculty Award in Cardiology,and the Arthur Ross Foundation Award.

For the last five years, Dr.McLaughlin has participated as a memberof the Executive Committee for the American Heart Association GoRed For Women Luncheon.Currently, she is a member of theAmerican Heart Association NewYork City Board of Directors,Founders Affiliate. Dr.McLaughlin is committed to improvingcardiovascular health through education, research and outreach.

Mary Ann McLaughlin,MD,MPHMedical Committee Chair


Darlene Rodriguez is co-anchor of the award-winning “Today in NewYork,”WNBC’s popular early morning newscast that airs from 5-7 a.m.She also files reports for the station’s various newscasts.

Rodriguez was promoted to that position in July2003 after briefly serving as the co-anchor ofNewsChannel 4’s weekend editions of “Today inNewYork.”

Since joining Channel 4, Rodriquez has coverednumerous breaking stories throughout the city, in-cluding multiple reports on the police shooting ofAmadou Diallo and coverage of the crash ofFlight 587 en route to the Dominican Republic. Shewas the first television reporter in NewYork on thescene in Vieques, Puerto Rico,when news brokeabout the clashes between the residents and theU.S. Navy, returning four times to cover the resultingdevelopments. In addition, Rodriquez traveled toRome to cover Pope John Paul II’s meeting with

U.S.Cardinals regarding the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal.

Rodriquez came to WNBC fromWCBS NewsRadio 88 where she was ageneral assignment reporter for four years. Prior to that, she worked asa reporter for Bronxnet cable television for one year where she cov-ered some of the most compelling stories about that borough’s poli-tics, growth and renaissance.

As a result of her work, Rodriguez was honored by Hispanic magazinewith a “Latina Excellence”Award and in 2000 received a NewYork CityProclamation for her coverage of the Hispanic community. She is alsothe recipient of a 1998 Silurian Award for Best Spot News Coverage forher report on a Queens Subway Crash.

Rodriguez graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. in broad-cast journalism and political science.

Darlene RodriguezMaster of Ceremonies


Hoda Kotb was named co-host of the fourth hour of “Today” in August2007. She has also been a“Dateline NBC”correspondent since April1998 and the host of the weekly syndicated series “Your Total Health”since September 2004.

Kotb has covered a wide variety of domestic andinternational stories across all NBC News platformsas well as numerous human-interest stories andfeatures. She covered in-depth, the aftermath andone year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina,a storypersonal to Kotb who lived in New Orleans for sixyears. She has reported on the war in Iraq, the con-flict between the Israelis and Palestinians in theWest Bank and Gaza,and the War on Terror inAfghanistan. Kotb conducted an exclusive inter-view with Aung San Suu Kyi, an internationally rec-ognized leader of Burma,marking the first time in11 years that Suu Kyi was interviewed by an Ameri-can television network.

Kotb traveled to Southeast Asia to cover the devastating effects of the2004 Tsunami,and she traveled to war-torn Burma, led secretly by rebelsoldiers, to report the complete story on 12-year-old twin warriors whowere said to have magical powers. Kotb also co-anchored an MSNBCspecial on race,“Shades of Hope . . . Shadows of Hate,”which was re-ported from Birmingham,Ala.at the former site of a Klan bombing.

Kotb has received numerous awards including the 2008 Gracie Awardfor Individual Achievement, the 2008 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Univer-sity award and the prestigious Peabody in 2006 for her “Dateline NBC”report “The Education of Ms.Groves.”The four-time Emmy nominee alsowon the 2004 Headliner Award, the 2003 Gracie Award and the 2002Edward R.Murrow Award.

Prior to joining NBC News, Kotb worked at WWL-TV, the CBS affiliate inNew Orleans, La.where she served as an anchor and reporter for the10 p.m.news broadcast (1992-98). She was a weekend anchor and re-porter for WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Fla. (1989-91). Prior to that, Kotb was amorning anchor and general assignment reporter for WQAD-TV, theABC affiliate in Moline, Ill., and an anchor for WXVT-TV, the CBS affiliatein Greenville,Miss., (1986-89). Kotb began her broadcast career withCBS News as a news assistant in Cairo, Egypt (1986).

Kotb graduated fromVirginia Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts inbroadcast journalism. She resides in NewYork City.

Hoda KotbSpecial Guest


Stephanie Oster is currently the Major Gifts Officer at Doctors WithoutBorders, a medical humanitarian aid organization. She was inspiredto transition from her career in fashion to the non-profit, public health

sector after being diagnosed with cardiovasculardisease seven years ago.

In 2002 at the age of 39, she suffered a heartattack while studying in Spain. Four years later,she had the symptoms of a second heart attackand was diagnosed with a 99% blockageresulting in three stents. Having little success withthe stents she required bypass surgery in the fallof 2007.

Stephanie has been an advocate for theAmerican Heart Association since 2002 andshares her message in an effort to make womenand the medical community at large betteraware of the risks for women and heart disease.She has appeared in numerous media outlets

including Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, CNN,TheToday Show,NY1 and many other local news affiliates. She hasspoken at the American Heart Association Heart Ball and was a RedCap Survivor for the Start! Wall Street Run & Heart Walk. In addition,she gave testimonies to New York City, Suffolk County and NassauCounty legislations to promote the passing of the smoking ban inNew York State.

She currently resides in Manhattan and still enjoys an active life ofrunning, biking, yoga and lots of travel.

Stephanie OsterHeart Attack Survivor


Go Red For Women Community Impact Grants

In conjunction with the Go Red For Women movementin NewYork City, a portion of the luncheon proceeds willbenefit the Community Impact Grants which will provideseed money for projects of community-based organiza-tions located in and serving the NewYork City area.

A total of $125,000 was granted for 2008 - 2009projects focusing on women and cardiovasculardisease and addressing topics such as communityeducation, risk factor awareness, public healthpromotion and cardiovascular disease prevention.

2008 - 2009 Grant Awardees:

Organization: Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.Project Name: Healthy Heart Ambassador ProgramPopulation Served: All women ages 18-35, specifically African American and LatinaArea Served: All NYC

Mentoring in Medicine, Inc. seeks to recruit and train approximately 200 pre-health and healthprofessional students to become Healthy Heart Ambassadors.The estimated reach of this project is20,000 individuals.The student’s knowledge will be measured with pre- and post-training surveys.

Organization: NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneProject Name: Enhanced Volunteer Blood Pressure Monitoring Program (EVBPM)Population Served: Women ages 45-64Area Served: Harlem, Bronx, Brooklyn

EVBPM will build on the organization’s existing blood pressure monitoring program,“Keep on Track,” whichcurrently operates in faith- and community-based organizations in low-income communities in East andCentral Harlem, the South Bronx, and North and Central Brooklyn.

Organization: Saint Vincent’s Hospital ManhattanProject Name: Education Awareness Campaign at Fulton Housing ProjectsPopulation Served: African American and Hispanic familiesArea Served: Chelsea/Clinton Housing Project in Manhattan

The St.Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan cardiovascular education program will target women from anunderserved community within the hospital’s service area: Robert Fulton Housing in the Chelsea/Clintonneighborhood.

Organization: The Latino Education Project, Inc.Project Name: Beauty Secrets of the HeartPopulation Served: Latina womenArea Served: Northern Manhattan (Harlem,Washington Heights, Inwood)

This project aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease among Latino women in the hairsalons of Northern Manhattan.

Organization: VIP Community ServicesProject Name: Heart-to-Heart ProjectPopulation Served: WomenArea Served: Bronx

The project is designed to reduce the negative impact of poor nutrition, smoking, excessive stress, andlack of exercise on the cardiovascular health of clients from VIP’s Women’s Center.


Search Your HeartStatistics show that African-Americans andHispanics/Latinos have a higher risk forcardiovascular disease than Caucasiansand are less aware of their cardiovascularrisk factors. Research studies reveal thatcardiovascular disease is the leadingcause of death for African-Americanmales and females age 20 and older.Search Your Heart is a community-basededucational program/tool to reach high-risk audiences. It delivers knowledge andaction steps to encourage people to actupon this knowledge and reduce their riskfor heart disease andstroke.

Multicultural At Heart

Conozca Su CorazónLas estadísticas demuestran que loslatinos tienen mayor incidencia demuchos de los factores de riesgo para lasenfermedades cardiovasculares encomparación con los caucásicos.También tienen un menor nivel deconocimiento de los factores de riesgo. Lasenfermedades cardiovasculares son laprimera causa de muerte en los adultoshispanos.Conozca Su Corazón es unprograma comunitario que tieneinformación y consejos sobre las medidasque deben tomarse para reducir el riesgode enfermedades del corazón y ataquescerebrales.

Go Red For Women MulticulturalScholarshipMacy’s and the NewYork City

American Heart Associationproudly announce the firstcollege scholarship programto encourage diversity in thehealth professions. The GoRed For WomenMulticultural Scholarship willinvest in the careers of eight

Hispanic college students whowish to pursue careers inhealth. Winners will beannounced in June 2009.

For more information on our multicultural programs,please contact [email protected]


NewYork City is unique and so are thestories of the many women who are at theHeart of Go Red. Some are survivors ofheart disease and some of stroke, someare young and some are young at heart,some Go Red for their families and somefor their communities.At the heart of it all,these women are bonded together for acommon cause – to save the lives ofhundreds of thousands of womenthroughout our great city.

This past December we were lucky enoughto bring together a number of women foran inspirational photo shoot to capture theHeart of Go Red in NewYork City.Thesewomen embody the strength, spirit andenergy of the Go Red For Womenmovement right here in our own backyard.In the following pages you will learn theirstories as they share why they Go Red.

Special thanks go to the followingindividuals and companies who donatedtheir time, talent and resources to thephoto shoot.Without their generosity theHeart of Go Red NYC could not havehappened.

Photography – Jerry Jack

Location – On the Scene Studios

Make-up Artistry – Andy Paige,Cents ofStyle

Make-up – Make Up For Ever

Styling – Katy Robbins

Clothing – Donna Morgan and Ali Ro

Jewelry – Helen Ficalora and Satya Jewelry

Thank you to the Maxim Group forunderwriting our Heart of Go Red table attoday’s luncheon.

Heart of Go Red Women

I've never considered myself any luckier than the Aver-age Jane. In fact, I MIGHT even go as far to say that Iwas slightly UNLUCKIER than normal. I never wondoor prizes, it took me exactly 43 seconds to lose the$10 I played at a Vegas black jack table, and I amclumsy to the point of being absurd.Yet even thoughthese qualities about myself have remained the same,my outlook on just how close my relationship withLady Luck is changed.

At age 24, I became a heart disease survivor. I wasextremely overweight at 220 pounds and after leavinga diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes, a sky high blood pres-sure of 230 over 160, and high cholesterol unman-aged for eight years, I had done some real damage tomy body that all came to a head in April of 2005. Iwent to the hospitalfor chronic chestpain and accompa-nying fatigue andfive days lateremerged with threestents heavy in threemajor arteries.

Becoming involvedwith the Go Red ForWomen campaignhas really openedmy eyes to what amiracle it is that Iam standing heretoday. With 90%blockages in two ar-teries and a 75%blockage in thethird, I now realizethat with my history,it could have veryeasily gone in amuch more fatal di-rection. With everypositive lifestylechange, everyhealthy choice Imake, and every chance that Go Red For Women hasgiven me to share my story with others, I pay tribute tothe incredible second chance I received that year. Iam grateful for my life, incredibly blessed because ofwhat I can do with it.


Every eight to ten years, I treat myself to a year off ded-icated to reinvent myself. In 2007,while my year ofdiscovery began with a great deal of physical activity,it ended with a stroke and months of recovery fromdissecting both carotid arteries. After my body re-jected both the stent and the prescribed medication,which was approved stroke protocol at the time, I lay in

the hospital withmuch more pro-nounced strokesymptoms, includingdifficulty speaking,word recall, and lossof ability on my rightside. Eventually,mydoctor recom-mended a proce-dure called acerebral bypass,something that hadtypically been re-served for brainaneurysms.

Though recoveryfrom the successfulbypass was quitethe long haul, it wasand continues to bethe most splendidtime of my life. Ihave survived theexperience more ap-preciative of the loveof others, seeing thebest in all situations,and with a profoundrealization of what isimportant to me. I

continue on my road of discovery and am honored toshare my story in hopes that it will help others on theirjourney as well.

Sharon GruenhutManhattan

I Go Red for thosewho do everythingthey can to stayhealthy and don'teven considerheart disease orstroke as apossibility for them.

Stephanie ChanBrooklyn

I Go Red for theyoung women whodon’t think heartdisease canhappen to them.

In 2001 as a high-powered business owner, havingbuilt one of the largest corporate travel consultingfirms in the U.S., I was a picture of health.Although Ihad lost my father from a heart attack at 67 and abrother at 59, I had not thought that I could face thesame fate. I had hosted a cocktail party and attendeda business dinner before the symptoms started. I was-n’t gripping my chest or having shortness of breath – Iwas nauseated and blamed it on food poisoning. Iwent home and waited over three hours until finallywhen my arm started to go numb, I realized it may besomething more serious.

I was lucky. I survived my heart attack and with thehelp of bypass surgery have not had a repeat incidentsince. I know now I should have been aware of thesymptoms or real-ized that womenhave different symp-toms than men orthought more aboutmy family historyand how it could af-fect me.This is thereason I feel it is im-perative to share mystory with otherwomen.We need toband together toraise awareness thatheart disease is the#1 killer of women.I have worn red onevery major salescall since I startedmy travel businessover 27 years ago.Today it takes on anew meaningthanks to Go Red ForWomen. It is mypower color, the onethat reminds methat I am a survivorand while I may notbe invincible, I canfight back and beempowered to take charge not only of my businessbut also my heart health.

I am a dancer. I love to tango, to swing, to salsa, andmambo. But I never thought that I would come to relyon dancing to keep me physically active and strongenough to battle hypertension. A year ago, I wasunder the impression that despite a junk food diet, I

was relativelyhealthy. But after about of severe dizzi-ness, loss of bal-ance, and blurredvision, I went to thedoctor who told methat my blood pres-sure was 190 over120. I learnedabout my family'shistory with both hy-pertension andheart disease and Idecided to take con-trol.

I have taken thepower back from myhigh blood pressureby staying active,taking my medica-tion, and controllingwhat I put into mybody. I have be-come an advocateof health, foundingand presiding overmy church's healthministry,T.E.M.P.L.E(Teaching Each

Member to Physically Live Exceptionally), a programdedicated to educate my community on health andwellness.

I am an ordinary woman, but through this experienceas well as Go Red For Women, I have been given theopportunity to do extraordinary things and my hope isthat someone will be better off just because I livedthrough this. With Go Red For Women, there is some-one to pick you up, a sister survivor who will under-stand. I am privileged to be that sister to someoneelse.


Tisha Dixon-WilliamsBrooklyn

I Go Red for all thewomen in theAfrican-Americancommunity whodon't know that thisdisease is a silentkiller.

Valerie WilsonBronxville

I Go Red because itis a color thatdemonstrates thepower and strengthwe have as womento change the faceof heart disease.

Heart disease has reared its ugly head in our commu-nity in a catastrophic way, sometimes without warning.We’ve lost too many longtime customers or friends atthe hands of cardiovascular disease to not take a stand.

Sylvia Woods, theQueen of Soulfood,is one of thestrongest women weknow.We wouldwatch her in actionon any given day,awake early and onher treadmill, armweights to keep atbay those unsightlyunderarm-wings, thefirst at the restaurant,the last to leave.How did she do it allso well into her sev-enty’s? We neverheard her complainuntil “this toe.”

One wouldn’t think toconnect the toe tothe heart but afterwatching our nor-mally stalwart Sylviacomplain for monthsabout“this toe,”we fi-nally were referred toa vascular surgeonwho surprised us all bysaying“this toe”had alerted us to a blockage that wasthe root of the pain - heart disease. Angioplasty gaveSylvia her life back and gave her back to us.

“This toe” has inspired us to become advocates for ahealthier lifestyle and that’s why we Go Red. As indi-viduals, we work with various health organizations tostrategize on ways to combat disease that plague ourcommunity, and we have also made health a top prior-ity for our company. Sylvia’s Restaurant removed transfat from our menu before it was mandated in the cityand for more than ten years has replaced unhealthyfats with alternatives to make traditional items moreheart-healthy. We aim to prove that soul food can begood for the soul AND the heart!

It was the summer of 2002. I was 32 years old andhad developed a sore throat accompanied with araspy voice and general feeling of malaise that Icouldn't put my finger on.After seeing an array of spe-cialists -- Internal Medicine doctors, Ear Nose Throatdoctors, Gastroenteroligists -- I was mis-diagnosedwith acid reflux, "anxiety attacks", heat stroke amongother things.One morning,while meeting with my con-tractor, I collapsed and woke up in the cardiac criticalunit.

Until that moment no one had checked my heart.

Once properly diagnosed, I underwent a catheter abla-tion procedure to treat my atrial flutter and later brady-cardia that had been accompanied by markedly

prolonged pauses.

I learned the hardway that heart dis-ease in women isregularly mis-diag-nosed or undiag-nosed altogetherwith at times cata-strophic outcomes.

To date,with theproper medicaltreatment I've hadtwo healthy childrenand have become acausal advocate forheart disease, avocal survivor help-ing raise awarenessso that women arebetter informed andknow what ques-tions to ask shouldsuch unexplainedsymptoms occur.

At some point I willneed a pace makerbut now with the

right information I'm empowered to make all the deci-sions based on sound medical facts and advice.

I'm back in the driver’s seat. I'm a survivor.


Lucinda Martinez-DesirManhattan

I Go Red for Latinasin my communitywho may not knowthey are at a higherrisk for heartdisease.

Bedelia Woodsand Tren’nessWoods-BlackManhattan

We Go Red for ourmother/grand-mother, SylviaWoods,and for ahealthier Harlem.

My family is the most important thing in my life. Whenmy father, who ultimately lost both his legs because ofcomplications due to his unmanaged diabetes, hadhis first toe amputated, I made a vow to get healthierso that I would be there to take care of not only mychildren, but also my children's children.

My father's tragedy inspired me to get healthy, get ac-tive. I have since lost 15 pounds and every day I striveto take that extra step and make the healthier choice,maintain that healthy lifestyle. I want my children toknow that they can achieve anything, but they aren'tinvincible.

I Go Red for my father because while his passing wasindeed a tragic experience, I am able to commemo-rate him through thework I do with theAmerican Heart As-sociation's Go RedFor Women move-ment. I am honoredto be able to sharemy experience andhopefully influencesomeone to takecontrol of his or herheart health.There's nothingmore empoweringthan getting healthy,and I encourageeveryone to treattheir body like thetemple it is.

I come from a family with a long history of heart dis-ease, yet for some reason I didn’t think it could hap-pen to me. I lost my mother and father to a heartattack both at 62, and then lost two brothers, one atage 46 and one at 51.Yet I still didn’t think it could

happen to me. Butthen in August of2005, I realized itCOULD happen tome. I was 46 andsuffering my firstheart attack. Ithought it was justheartburn but whenI couldn’t respond tomy frighteneddaughter she called911. She may havesaved my life.

After a heart attackeverything changes.I try to reduce mystress and eathealthier, I try to stayactive and look forsigns of anotherheart attack. Butmost of all, I workhard to make othersrealize this couldhappen to them. Idon’t want my otherfamily members tobe unaware of theirown risks. I havethree sisters who

now go to the doctor regularly to keep their hearthealth in check.My daughters are also well aware oftheir risks and work to ensure they don’t suffer thesame fate as me.

I feel lucky to have caught the heart attack soonenough that I am still here.My outlook is that beinghere gives me a chance to tell others my story. I GoRed for women with family history in the hopes thatthe Go Red message may help save their lives.


Miriam BerriosBronx

I Go Red for womenwith a family historyof heart disease.

Loraine MorganManhattan

I Go Red for myfather and forothers who don’twant to lose theirfamily members toosoon.

I was 30 when I had a stroke.Yet I stand here todaylooking pretty normal. For many, stroke is just a word;for 3.3 million women in the United States it's a reality.It's the reality that I lived.The reality that I continue tolive. I am fortunate in so many ways; physicallyunscathed but Ipossess an eternalemotionalconnection. Stroke isa life long journey; ajourney I choosenever to end.Mymission is toincrease awarenessamong all:men,women, andchildren, butparticularly amongthe young.We thinkof stroke as anaffliction of theelderly, but I standhere today as atestament thatstroke does notdiscriminate.

I am fortunate to bea part of the YoungProfessionals of theAmerican Heart/American StrokeAssociation.As agroup we share apassion forsupporting themission of theAHA/ASA.We recognize that we are not impervious tothe fate of heart disease and stroke.As a group wehave united to raise awareness and to raise thecrucial funds to support research to find cures. Butwhen it really comes down to it we have united to fighta killer that takes more than 870,000 Americans eachyear.Thank you for being here today and Going Redfor me.

I am 31 years old with a pacemaker, but that is notwhat defines me. Yes, I was born with Tricuspid Atresia,a condition in which there is no tricuspid valve andinsufficient oxygen circulation. Yes,my childhood wasdifficult because of chronic fatigue and I was in andout of the hospital several times throughout highschool to have my heart rhythm shocked back tonormal. And yes, I have had three open-heartsurgeries in my short 31 years.

What defines me, however, are all the things that Ibelieve in because of this experience. I believe that lifeis a gift and should be treated as precious. And, Ibelieve that there is a reason and a plan for everyone.I do have a pacemaker, but I am a woman with talent,drive and courage. I can count on the people who love

and support me andwhile I am not sureof what my futurewill bring, for now allI can do is focus onmy dreams andbringing inspirationto others.

Life is such a giftand if you don’t treatit as a special jewelthat was given toyou, it will go towaste.My advice -never stop believingin miracles, butmore importantly,never stop believingin yourself.


Jennifer CostantinoManhattan

I Go Red to inspirepeople to believethat miracles canhappen.

Dina PagnottaManhattan

I Go Red because itsaves lives . . . itsaved my life.

I Go Red to raise awareness of the warning signs ofheart disease and stroke, the number one and threecauses of death in our nation.They don't just afflict theelderly-I am living proof.

When I was 29 I was strong, ate healthfully, exercisedregularly, saw the doctor annually for checkups andthought I was invincible.What I thought was perhaps acrippling migraine that wouldn't abate was instead astroke. I had four of the five classic signs of stroke, but Ilike many others, had no idea I'd had a stroke. I ambeyond fortunate with minimal damage and as aresult, there is not a day of my life that I take my healthfor granted.

I am passionate, I am driven and I am relentless ingeneratingawareness onbehalf of AHA/ASA.Today I am thePresident of theAmerican HeartAssociation YoungProfessionals, I lobbybefore congress forfunding ofsignificant researchand I am a citizenadvocate here inNew York City. Justwhen I think that Iam too busy tospeak or volunteeron behalf of thecause, I stop myselfand think I mightperhaps save a life.Your presence todayis saving preciouslives-thank you.

My name is Jennifer Butler, and I am a stoke survivor. IGo Red because I am living proof that it can strike atrandom and impact anyone. I became a one armedwonder at the age of five after suffering anunexplained stroke which left me with a right sided

paralysis.While thatis the only thing thatyou see today, I hadto learn how to walk,talk and write again.I spent a great dealof my childhood inand out of hospitalshaving intensivespeech,occupational andphysical therapy. Injunior high school, Iunderwent majorreconstructive legsurgery and spentan entire summer ina wheelchair with afull leg cast.

Even though I’vehad problems todeal with, I haven’tlet it stop me frombeing who I amtoday.Afterattending college, Imoved to NYC andhave built asuccessful career inpublic relations.Also,thanks to the Young

Professionals Group at the American Heart AssociationI’ve been able to tell my story and educate people onthe warning signs of stroke to ensure that they know itcan strike at anytime.Although I do not look like thetypical poster person for stroke, I’m living proof that itdoes not discriminate.


Jennifer ButlerManhattan

I Go Red because Iam living proof thatstroke can strike atrandom and im-pact anyone.

Faye RogaskiManhattan

I Go Red to raiseawareness of thewarning signs ofheart disease andstroke.

What is the Circle of Red?

The Circle of Red is an exclusive group ofwomen and men who have the passionand resources to significantly impact thecommunity by providing a personal contri-bution to help fight the No. 1 and No. 3killers of women, heart disease and stroke.

A Circle of Red member is an individualwho can make a personal donation of$1,000 or more.

Circle of Red members are recognizedand celebrated at all NewYork City GoRed For Women events year-round. Eachgathering is hosted at a different localeand boasts a fun and educational com-ponent.

What are the benefits of a Circle of RedMember?

• Help fund research grants needed tofind a cure for heart disease and strokein women.

• Help the continuation of communityprograms and outreach in NewYorkCity.

• Attend exclusive “Members Only” eventsand expand your knowledge of cardio-vascular diseases and stroke.

• Receive special recognition at the GoRed For Women Luncheon and otherevents throughout the year.

To learn more about the Circle of Red or tobecome a member, [email protected] 212-878-5943.


Circle of Red

We would like to recognize thefounding members of the NewYorkCity Circle of Red:

Newsha Ghodsi,MD – Chair

Tamilla Ghodsi

Drs.Michael C.Kim and Susan Park

Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani

Harriet Squire


Worldwide, cardiovasculardisease (CVD) is ournation’s single cause ofdeath amongst men andwomen. Moreover, inmany countries, morewomen die every year ofCVD than men, a fact

largely unknown by physicians. The public healthimpact of CVD in women is not related solely to themortality rate, given that advances in science andmedicine allow many women to survive heart diseasebut to the extending women population at risk.Coronary and Peripheral Revascularization therapies(angioplasty and Stents, PCI) have improved qualityof life and even mortality when heart attacks arerecognized and treated early by promptrevascularization.

Women undergoing contemporary PCI have beenreported to have more bleeding and vascularcomplications; and, despite similar proceduralsuccess rates, higher in-hospital mortality. Thesepoorer outcomes are mostly due to inherent genderdifferences at baseline, and the remainder is perhapsdue to our inability to accurately and completelyaccount for biological factors specific to women. AtColumbia University Medical Center/NYPresbyterian Hospital researchers and clinicianscientists are evaluating outcomes of men and womenafter PCI and seeking therapies to minimize genderspecific risks. Through their comprehensive in-patientand out-patient follow-up they seek to explore thebiological and patho-physiological basis for thedifference in the extent of disease in relation to thedegree of symptoms and risk factors in women incomparison to men, as well as the impact of thisdifference on morbidity and mortality in women afterrevascularization.

MinimizingGender-SpecificRisks throughResearch


StrokeKnow the signs.

• Trouble speaking

• Trouble walking

• Trouble seeing

• Weakness on one side

• Call 911

The Stroke CenterRoosevelt: (212) 636-3236 • St. Luke’s: (212) 523-3144

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program(212) 492-5550 • www.wehealnewyork.org/heartdiseaseprevention


New York City is now not only known forthe Empire State Building, the Statue ofLiberty, Broadway and the multi-culturalneighborhoods, but also the first city in thecountry to ban trans-fats and one of the firstto institute the smoking ban. In the world ofprevention, New York City clearly has madegroundbreaking advances.

In 2006, New York became the firstlocation in the nation to institute the policythat trans-fats be removed from restaurantmenus and prepared foods. These trans-fatsincrease LDL “bad” cholesterol and increasethe risk of heart disease and stroke. All themargarines and shortenings known to NewYorkers in the famous black and whitecookies and multiple other traditional NewYork delicacies were legally banned. The banpotentially decreased the incidence of heartdisease as much as 30% in those peoplewhose diet has been filled with thesedangerous trans-fats.

Then, in 2007, Bloomberg instituted thesmoking ban.Within one year, cigarette salesplummeted by 50%, adult smoking de-creased by 19% and 240,000 young peoplequit smoking, preventing an estimated80,000 smoke related deaths. In our youngerpopulation, ages 18-25, there was the largestdrop, with a 35% decrease in smoking withinone year from the beginning of the ban.

Heart disease may often manifest itselflater in life, with women commonly beingafflicted in their 60’s, about 10 years aftermen. We must understand that it takesdecades for there to be a buildup of plaque,with the development of blockages in thearteries possibly beginning in the teens andtwenties. This is the group we need to target.We need to prevent heart disease before itever begins.

Despite an overall decrease in theincidence of cardiovascular mortality, thereis an increasing trend in the death rates ofyounger women, ages 35 to 44 from heartdisease. We are seeing a trend of ouryounger women developing this preventabledisease.

Knowing your risk of heart disease is thefirst step, including your family history.Diagnosing the beginning stages of heartdisease is sometimes all it takes to preventthe potential life-threatening outcomes of aheart attack or a stroke.

At The Heart and Vascular Institute ofLenox Hill Hospital, we take prevention veryseriously. It’s not only about what you eat,quitting smoking and exercise. It is alsoabout knowing your own personal risk soyou can take the appropriate steps to dosomething about it. Sometimes informationis all you need.

The Heart of New York CityDr. Suzanne Steinbaum, Lenox Hill Hospital


The Disparity of Care

Today, a woman in the United States who is having a heart attack willwait longer before presenting to the emergency room. She will be lesslikely to have the classic symptom of crushing chest pain, she will beless likely to have a diagnostic electrocardiogram and not surprisingly,she will be less likely to be diagnosed correctly. Even if she isdiagnosed correctly, she will be less likely to receive all the life savingtherapies we have to treat heart attacks today and even if the decisionis made to give her these therapies, they will be given at a significanttime delay compared to a man – and for those of us who treat heartattacks – we have a saying, “time is muscle.”And even if you controlfor all of these variables, a woman will still be more likely to die ofher attack than a man, and it is the youngest women who have thegreatest death discrepancy rates compared to the youngest men andwe don't know why.

If this woman is fortunate enough to survive her heart attack, whendischarged, she will be less likely to receive a referral to acardiologist, she will be less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation,she again, will be less likely to receive all the life-extendingmedications available today, and if given these medications, she willbe more likely to receive sub-optimal dosages.

We have made progress in our fight against heart disease in women– we should celebrate today. But we have a lot left to do.

We look forward to partnering with the American Heart Associationand the Go Red ForWomen campaign to overcome these disparities.


Building StrongerCommunities and a Brighter Future

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Thank you for supporting Go Red For Women!

Beating heart disease is more than a message. It’s a nationwidemovement that celebrates the energy, passion and power we haveas women to band together and wipe out this No. 1 killer of women.

The good news is that heart disease is largely preventable.And,thanks to the participation of millions of people like you across thecountry, the color red has become linked with the ability all womenhave to choose heart health and live stronger, longer lives.

Using the American Heart Association’s research and resources,GoRed For Women educates and connects hundreds of thousands ofwomen with knowledge,and offers tools to help women make life sav-ing choices—choices to protect their health and take positive actionto reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke.

Help the American Heart Association spread the Go Red For Womenmessage: Our Hearts.Our Choices.You’ll help raise awareness ofheart disease and encourage women to make the right choices toreduce their risk.

Your choice to join us here today shows your commitment to yourown heart health and making a true difference in the lives of womenyou may never meet.Together,we will conquer this killer.Together wewill Go Red.Thank you for your support!

Choose to be active

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