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House Committees Focus Attention on ACA and Pre-existing Conditions
Amy's Advocacy Corner Over the last few weeks, different House committees have held hearings about the Affordable Care Act and provisions that protect people with pre-existing conditions. These include the Ways and Means Committee, the Energy and Commerce Health...
Our Valentine’s Day Gift
On Valentine’s Day, we love to give gifts to our loved ones to show how much we care and appreciate one another. Today and every day, we’re give the gift of community. We’re launching our new logo to display the kind of community we represent. We are an organization...
What’s Cooking? Valentine’s Day Edition
Looking for a Valentine’s Day treat? We’ve got a good one for you—chocolate-covered prosecco strawberries. This homemade recipe, originally shared in EatingWell, is a better alternative to candy, because it's filled with essential vitamins, nutrients, and...
Protections for Pre-existing Conditions
Today the Administration authorized the expanded use of “short-term, limited-duration insurance plans." WomenHeart expressed concern with this decision because those plans are inadequate and deny protections for people with pre-existing conditions. They threaten to...
Financial Stress Could Lead to Higher Rates of Heart Disease in African American Women
As we celebrate both Heart Month and Black History Month this February, we’re reminded that heart disease affects African American women at higher rates than any other minority group. A new study suggests financial hardship may even further increase the risk of heart...
What’s Cooking? — January
Need a breakfast boost? A delicious bowl of blueberry-almond oatmeal may be just what you need to start the day. Originally shared on the Food Network Kitchen, this oatmeal recipe is rich with heart health antioxidants—fresh blueberries and honey—and is filled with...
20 Years: Same Mission, New Resolve
Two decades ago, three women living in different places across the country all experienced the same issue. They were misdiagnosed, mistreated, and misunderstood. They were all women living with heart disease. So they sought to change that – they created the first...
A Note from our Board Chair
Dear WomenHeart Community, I’m delighted to be writing to you as the newly elected Board Chair of WomenHeart and share that Jerri Anne Johnson has been elected as Chair-Elect, and Gayathri Badrinath as Vice Chair. Jerri Anne and I both had long careers in the health...
Champion Spotlight: Empowering Women
While the heart disease facts and statistics are essential to Heart Month, there is, perhaps, nothing more powerful than the personal stories of women who have lived with—and conquered—heart disease, and the roles these women play in spreading heart health awareness....
“Women’s Health Research Day” Legislation Introduced
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a bill supporting the designation of a Women’s Health Research Day. Three years ago, Jan. 25, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented a policy to require investigators...
Worse Patient Outcomes for Women – We Fight On
WomenHeart has been working against gender discrimination in heart health care for twenty years now. A new report by the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that despite the great strides we’ve made, women still have so much to fight for when it comes to...
Keeping Exercise Heart-Healthy in the New Year
Take Charge of Your Heart Health with Exercise The most significant barrier to exercise is not what to do, but finding the motivation to do it. Experts recommend setting short- and long-term goals, or having a very specific plan in place. What else can you do to keep...