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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

The Women's Heart Foundation seeks to eradicate heart disease as the number one killer of American women. The backbone of our mission is the host of wellness programs we have designed to educate women on risk factors for developing heart disease and community initiatives we have implemented in the hope of preventing its future occurrence.

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WOMEN'S HEART WEEK (since 1995)
February 1-7. This week is dedicated to raising awareness of the risks of heart disease through free health screenings at many hospitals, health fairs and presentations nationwide. View the Women's Heart Week video online. View our photo gallery of the annual Women's Heart Red Dress Luncheon

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TEEN ESTEEM HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAM
creates a new infrastructure within the school system for vulnerable teen girls to make healthy lifestyle changes. Implemented with health partners in a cutomized fitness environment, the program boasts postive trending for 4 consecutive years, reducing some of the inflammatory markers for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease.

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THE GENDER CARE INITIATIVE®
is a series of conferences to promote gender-specific evidence-based medicine and preventive health and wellness. Click here to learn about the Purple Ribbon Campaign. Click here to take free online courses in gender care and earn continuing education credits.

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RUN FOR MOM - Mothers Day 5k
WHF's annual event to commemorate National Women's Health Week. The event takes place each year at Mercer County Park in central New Jersey and is managed by a professional race team and scoring company. Join in the fun by signing up at www.ACTIVE.com and send some heart-healthy time with mom. Activities include a competitive 5k walk/run, 1-mile family health walk, kids fun run, prizes with awards ceremony, cash awards to the top male and top female finishers, DJ and post-event buffet. Sponsors welcomed. All proceeds benefit the Women's Heart Foundation so come out to enjoy a fun and healthy family event while supporting a good cause.

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MEDICATION SAFETY WEEK (since 1999)
April 1-7. This week is a community outreach initiative targeted to women as caregivers and as patients. The goals are to promote better communication with health professionals and give women tools to better manage medicine-taking. WHF community powerpoint presentations offer "Rules of thumb" for use of medicines and supplements. April Fool's day launches the week with the message to consumers "Don't be fooled when taking medications", encouraging use of the Cards4Life medicine record that records both the brand name and generic name for the same drug.

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SHOPPING FOR A HEALTHY HEART© is a program implemented with health partners to assist consumers in making healthier food choices right at the grocery store shelf.

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ANNUAL AWARDS - Honoring leading women's heart health advocates.

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CLINICAL TRIALS - WHF has partnered with CenterWatch so women may join a clinical trial and participate in research to benefit future generations.

 

   

Women's Heart Week  |  The Gender Care Initiative | 
Run For Mom  |  Teen Esteem  |  Medication Safety Week  | 
Purple Ribbon Campaign  |  Shopping for a Healthy Heart  | 

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