Topic: Go Red For Women

Olympic gold medal swimmer and heart survivor Dana Vollmer to speak at Go Red For Women Luncheon April 12th

March 3, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – Olympic gold medal swimmer and heart survivor Dana Vollmer will be the keynote speaker at this year’s 10th Anniversary Go Red For Women Luncheon, to be held April 12th at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.

Vollmer had to overcome a potentially serious heart condition as a child, a disorder of the heart’s electrical activity, which had her mother accompanying her to swim meets armed with a defibrillator in case she went into cardiac arrest.

Olympic gold medal swimmer Dana Vollmer. (Photo by Mike Comer/ProSwim Visuals)

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American Heart Association says there is much room for improvement in women’s heart disease awareness among black, Hispanic, young women

February 25, 2013 |

Among age groups, women 25-34 years had the lowest rate of awareness at 44 percent.

Dallas, TX – The number of women aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death has nearly doubled in the last 15 years, but that knowledge still lags in minorities and younger women, according to a new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

The study showed barriers and motivators to engage in a heart healthy lifestyle are different for younger women, who also said their doctors were less likely to talk to them about heart disease. «Read the rest of this article»

Montgomery County EMS to go “Red” for February

January 30, 2013 |

Clarksville TN -  February is American Heart Month, and the Montgomery County EMS will show their support by temporarily changing their uniform shirts to red for the entire month.

On February 1st, the American Heart Association marks the 10th year of their “Go Red for Women” movement.  While there has been significant progress in the fight against heart disease, there’s still a long way to go. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Health says Fight back against Heart Attack and Stroke

January 29, 2013 |

February is American Heart Month

Nashville, TN – Cardiovascular disease in the leading cause of death in Tennessee and the United States, with more than 2,000 deaths each day nationwide attributed to heart disease or stroke. These conditions are also leading causes of disability, preventing people from working and enjoying time with family and friends.

As part of observances of American Heart Month this February, the Tennessee Department of Health is reminding Tennesseans how they can fight back against heart attack and stroke. «Read the rest of this article»

Happy 10th Birthday Go Red For Women! 10th Annual National Wear Red Day coming in two weeks

January 19, 2013 |

Middle Tennessee invited to “go red”

Nashville, TN – National Wear Red Day is coming – and the American Heart Association is looking for Middle Tennessee organizations who want to paint the town red.

Friday, February 1st, 2013, will mark the 10th Annual National Wear Red Day and the 10th year of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement, working to save women’s lives from their No. 1 killer, heart disease. «Read the rest of this article»

Healthy heart = corazón sano

January 12, 2013 |

The American Heart Association reaches out to the Hispanic community locally and nationally

Nashville, TN – Heart disease is the No. 1 killer for all American men and women, and stroke is the fourth leading cause of death.

Hispanics and Latinos, however, face even higher risks because of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes – and cultural challenges. That can be a surprise to many Hispanics, both nationally and here in Middle Tennessee.

“Recently learning that cardiovascular disease – heart disease and stroke – is the #1 killer of Hispanics across the nation, was a stop in my life,” commented Shirley Guerrero of Brentwood, TN. «Read the rest of this article»

Leigh Anne Tuohy of The Blind Side named as keynote speaker for Go Red For Women Luncheon

March 28, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Leigh Anne Tuohy, inspiration for the book and hit movie The Blind Side, will be the keynote speaker at the Go Red For Women Luncheon on April 27th at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.

Dubbed a “warrior princess” by author Michael Lewis in his New York Times number one best-selling book of the same name, Leigh Anne is the matriarch of the Tuohy family, whose life, as chronicled in Lewis’ book, went on to become a record-breaking Hollywood blockbuster that earned more than $300 million at the box office. The role of Leigh Anne in the movie earned an Academy Award for Best Actress for Sandra Bullock.

Leigh Anne Tuohy of The Blind Side

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Clarksville Mayor and Montgomery County Mayor to proclaim “Go Red For Women” Day

February 2, 2012 |

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan will present a proclamation at the Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library at 10:30am on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 declaring the day “Go Red for Women” day in Clarksville and Montgomery County.

The proclamation is signed by both Mayor McMillan and Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers. «Read the rest of this article»

Go Red For Women’s first-ever National Wear Red Day online challenge is underway

February 1, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – It’s a “red” time of year – and the American Heart Association wants you to show your red online.

In honor of National Wear Red Day this Friday, February 3rd, the American Heart Association and Go Red For Women invite YOU to join the first-ever National Wear Red Day Challenge at www.Facebook.com/GoRed. Post your best “red” picture or video on the Wear Red Day Challenge tab, and then have your friends vote for you! «Read the rest of this article»

Go Red For Women to Promote Heart Health

January 16, 2012 |

Clarksville, TN – The DARlings of the Captain Edmiston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will Go Red For Women on February 3rd from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library for National Wear Red Day to promote women’s heart health.

Chapter Registrar Elsie Smith, Mayor Kim McMillan, Library Director Martha Hendricks, and Chapter Regent Gail Longton gather to discuss Go Red For Women. (Photo by Becky Poppleton)

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