Disease Prevention

Year-long campaign underway to educate women about heart disease

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 10th, 2005

The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) launched its year-long campaign, "Take 10 for Your Heart," on Valentine's Day.

The public education campaign begins with a new, comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to women and heart disease, the "Take 10 for Your Heart Tool Kit," at its website, www.healthywomen.org.

"Medical research shows that even a short 10 minutes of healthful activity can have a long-term effect on your health," according to Amy Niles, president and CEO of the NWHRC, the program's organizer. "More women die of heart disease than any other cause. African American and Hispanic women have the highest risk of death from heart...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)

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