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Kentuckiana Goes Red Committee
ORGANIZATION: American Heart Association
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Go Red For Women is t he American Heart Association’s solution to save women’s lives from their #1 killer. One out of 2.7 women die of heart disease, yet 80% of the time it is preventable. By helping women learn their numbers related to cardiovascular health and educating them on how to make healthier choices, we can influence behaviors to save lives. Go Red also funds gender-specific treatment for women. The Go Red For Women Luncheon, on May 14, 2015, is the signature fundraiser for the cause.
- This group raises awareness year-round by volunteering at community events and health fairs to educate and sign up women for the cause. They also recruit organizations to participate in National Wear Red Day (1 st Friday in February) and volunteer for the luncheon to help with set up and day of event. This committee meets every quarter to learn about the latest updates in the Go Red For Women movement.
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About American Heart Association
Location:
240 Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222, US
Mission Statement
Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
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- Improving patient care -- We’re improving the quality of health care by creating best practices for treating heart disease and stroke. Our Get With The Guidelines hospital-based quality improvement program helps heart and stroke patients get the best treatment consistently. Mission: Lifeline helps patients with the most severe kind of heart attack get the specialized emergency services they need to survive.
- Advocating for better health -- Our nationwide volunteer network, You’re The Cure, advocates for key issues at the national, state and local levels such as requiring physical education in schools, clean air legislation and making AEDs mandatory in public buildings.
- Reaching out to populations at risk -- Blacks have higher risk and higher death rates from stroke than whites. Our Power To End Stroke education/awareness initiative helps African Americans share information to reduce their risk of stroke. More than 23,000 key opinion leaders, including mayors, professors, ministers and celebrities, have been recruited to be ambassadors working within their own community.
- Raising awareness -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over age 25, but many women don’t make their own health a priority. Through Go Red For Women, we’re raising awareness among women about their risks and empowering them to protect their heart health.
- Protecting the future -- Nearly one in three children and teens in the United States is overweight or obese. As a result, more kids than ever before are developing high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. We are helping kids develop lifelong healthy habits and working to make sure that today’s children can grow up to be tomorrow’s healthy adults.
- Educating Americans -- We save lives every day by offering information and education. We pioneered CPR and millions of Americans use our patient education materials and online tools to help themselves and their loved ones live longer, healthier lives.
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American Heart Association240 Whittington ParkwayLouisville, KY 40222
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January 26, 2015
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