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The national PSA campaign informs women that “Heart Disease is the #1 Killer of Women,” urges women to “Know The Signs” of a heart attack and get their hearts checked with a health care provider.  Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA), a non-profit created by Barbra Streisand with Dr. Noel Bairey Merz and Dr. Holly Andersen as scientific advisors and focused on the awareness, treatment and prevention of women’s heart disease and gender equity in cardiovascular research, today launched a new PSA campaign to educate women about the risks associated with heart disease, the #1 killer of women in the U.S. The PSA …

It’s time to make women a priority. For decades, women have been needlessly dying because research and treatment of cardiovascular disease has primarily been focused on men. And we’re fighting to change that. This week, Rep. Herrera Beutler and Rep. Roybal-Allard introduced a Congressional Resolution about women’s cardiovascular disease. If passed, this resolution would recognize women’s cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority and be an important first step toward achieving heart equity for women across the United States.  We applaud Rep. Herrera Beutler and Rep. Roybal-Allard for working across the aisle, and leading the way toward real public policy …

For Immediate Release Singer, actress, director & philanthropist to meet health leaders to advance gender equity research and ensure women’s heart disease is a health policy priority Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2018) — Barbra Streisand, co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance, was in the nation’s capitol today to deliver the prestigious J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture at the National Institutes of Health and raise awareness about women’s heart health and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which kills more women each year in the U.S. than all cancers combined. In her talk, Ms. Streisand spoke about the urgent need for sex-specific research and …

For Immediate Release Program is a component of WHA’s Cities and Communities with Heart Initiative aimed at reducing deaths among women in Nashville from heart disease and stroke NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 21, 2017)  – With more women dying from heart disease and stroke in Nashville than all cancers combined, Mayor Megan Barry and the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) unveiled WHA’s Cities and Communities with Heart Workforce Initiative with the goal of improving the heart health of female municipal workers. Employees from the Mayor’s Office and three Metro departments participated in heart health screenings Wednesday at First Tennessee Park. The goal of the screenings …

Caring for the Caregiver will make heart screenings and prevention efforts available to local nurses NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Cities and Communities Heart Initiative Nashville (CCHI Nashville) today announced the launch of Caring for the Caregiver, a program to improve cardiovascular health and reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among nurses in Nashville’s hospitals and health systems. Program partners TriStar Health, an HCA affiliate, and Saint Thomas Health, part of Ascension, have kicked off screening and prevention programs across their facilities. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee and Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute will follow later in the year. In Davidson County, …

The Cities and Communities with Heart Initiative Nashville brings the community together to stop the #1 killer of women Nashville, Tenn. – Today, the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA), Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and country music superstar Martina McBride announced the Cities and Communities with Heart Initiative (CCHI) Nashville, a collaborative, multi-year effort to stop women in Nashville from needlessly suffering and dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD). CCHI Nashville is a first-of-its-kind effort to harness the diversity and energy of the Nashville community to make a broad impact on heart disease and stroke among its women. Led by WHA—a national non-profit …

WASHINGTON, DC (December 7, 2016) – Barbra Streisand, co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance, released the following statement today regarding passage of the 21st Century Cures Act: “Since our founding in 2014, the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) has worked to change clinical and medical research practices so that women are equally represented in the lab and the clinic. Sex is a biological variable that matters when it comes to heart disease and stroke, which are the number one killers of women. Our ability to analyze sex differences in biomedical research is critical to advancing medical innovation, ensuring sex and gender …

“Heart Healthy, Buckeye Strong” includes heart health screenings, a performance from the Ohio State Marching Band and a Scarlet-out during the Ohio State-Northwestern football game COLUMBUS, Ohio (October 28, 2016) — The Ohio State University is holding several events this weekend and in November to educate and empower young women about their number one killers—heart disease and stroke—as a part of its new partnership with the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA). The unique collaboration between Ohio State and WHA educates young women about heart disease, its toll on women and its risk factors and encourages healthy behaviors and regular heart screenings. …

The Women’s Heart Alliance co-founder spoke today at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (October 18, 2016) – Barbra Streisand, co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA), addressed Fortune’s 18th annual Most Powerful Women Summit today and called on female executives to come together to encourage women to get educated, get screened, and get talking to their loved ones about heart disease and stroke, women’s number one killer.[i] “I can’t stand any kind of gender discrimination. When it comes to heart disease, women aren’t getting the same chance in life, literally,” Streisand said. “Too many women – our …

Partnership will help WHA reach and educate more women to take action Germantown, Md. (October 5, 2016) – Mars Symbioscience and its CocoaVia® brand have joined together with Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) on its mission to improve heart health and reduce cardiovascular disease among women in the United States. As a Platinum sponsor of WHA, Mars Symbioscience and the CocoaVia® brand are making an investment in raising awareness and activating women and communities around the country to take steps toward living heart-healthy lives. “At Mars Symbioscience, our mission is to translate science into products that have a positive impact on …

Washington, DC (June 30, 2016) —British A. Robinson, CEO of the Women’s Heart Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to a new study in JAMA Cardiology showing the decline in death rates for heart disease is slowing. Ms. Robinson highlights what the new study means for women in particular:“Though there have been significant medical advances in the last several decades to help prevent heart disease, it remains the number one killer of women in the United States. This latest study underscores the need to join forces across all sectors and double down on efforts to ensure women have the tools …

Columbus, Ohio – Today, The Ohio State University and the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) launched a new partnership to address women’s heart disease, the number one killer of women, by screening and educating college-aged women about the risks of heart disease and key steps for preventing the disease. Ohio State will support WHA’s efforts to collect and analyze survey data to learn more about young women and heart disease. Known as a “silent killer,” cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates and the prevalence of CVD risk factors are increasing the fastest among young women, especially African American and Latina women. And death …