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The Heart Truth


August 3, 2004

The Heart Truth

Now is a great time for everyone to think about women's heart health. Use the following items to increase awareness and help women reduce their risk.

The NEW Red Dress Pin

Wear a Red Dress Pin

All of your patients and colleagues will be asking where this great pinthe national symbol for women and heart disease awarenesscame from. Now you can advocate for women by wearing it yourself or giving a pin to someone as a gift. Show your support for women's heart health with style!

Item #56-075N..


The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women - 2003 Edition

Provides new information on women's heart disease and practical suggestions for reducing personal risk of heart-related problems. Also includes updated information on preventing and controlling high blood pressure, keeping blood cholesterol levels healthy, and postmenopausal hormone therapy.

New tips on:

  • Maintaining a healthy weight
  • Following a nutritious and tasty eating plan
  • Finding enjoyable ways to get more physical activity
Item #03-2720.

The Heart Truth Speaker's Kit

Give A Talk With The Heart Truth Speaker's Kit

Give health educators the tool they need to help spread The Heart Truth at the community level by using The Heart Truth for Women: A Speaker's Kit. The kit supplies everything to hold a 1-hour session on women and heart disease, including a compelling video that features women telling their own stories about how heart disease changed their lives.

Item #KT-020..


Proudly Display The Real Women Wear Red Poster (English/Spanish)

This poster conveys the message that Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear/Al Corazon No Le Importa Como Te Vistes. It features an eye-catching collection of dresses worn by women affected by heart disease. It showcases the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease, and is great for public awareness. English one side, Spanish on the other.

Item #56-136N..


Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.