CHANGE IS THE CURE. We need your help to make a change. Here’s how you can help: Represent • Register at GoRedForWomen.org and receive a free red dress pin and wear it proudly to show your support. • Share your experience at GoRedForWomen.org or visit us on Facebook to share your healthy choices and connect […]

Dear Friends, Cardiovascular disease – which includes heart disease and stroke – still claims the lives of one in three American women. In Maine, cardiovascular diseases account for almost 29 percent of all female deaths. However, thanks to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign, women’s heart health is improving. Harvard Pilgrim Health […]

Veronica, 52 Congenital heart defect We wear the red dress as a symbol for Go Red and our heart, but we need to love the woman inside the dress and put our health first so we can continue to be there for our families. Lisa, 38 Stroke Lisa is a survivor of three strokes, having […]

Local “Go Red” American Heart Association information: AHA Maine office: 207-879-5700 Local website: www.heart.org/maine Facebook: AmericanHeartMaine Twitter: @AmerHeartME

Where does it come from?  65% supermarkets, convenience stores 25% restaurants 10% other sources 3,400 milligrams: the amount of sodium the average American consumes in a day 1,500 milligrams or less: recommended by the AHA for ideal heart health HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE is a leading risk factor for death in women in the United States, […]

WOMEN FACE HIGHER RISK OF STROKE NEW GUIDELINE OFFERS WAYS TO LOWER YOUR RISK WOMEN HAVE MORE STROKES THAN MEN, AND STROKE KILLS MORE WOMEN THAN MEN. Talk to your healthcare provider about how to lower your risk, using the below information from the new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association prevention guidelines. Stroke RISK GOES […]

What it means to Go Red For Women G. Get Your Numbers Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure and cholesterol. O: Own Your Lifestyle Stop smoking, lose weight, exercise, and eat healthy. It’s up to you. No one can do it for you. R: Raise Your Voice Advocate for more women-related research and […]

 National Wear Red Day February 6, 2015 Join companies, organizations, schools, media and neighborhoods across Maine and America in wearing something red to show your support for women with heart disease. Visit www.wearredday.org for more information. Her Heart: A luncheon to raise awareness about heart disease in women February 18, 2015 10:30 AM – 1:30 […]

Once it was found that the readings were true, a doctor came into the room and explained within seconds that he was going to inject medication that would stop my heart and, when it started back up, it should be in a correct rhythm. That was the day my fight with heart disease started. I […]