West Virginia Women Go Red for Heart Health

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West Virginia Women Go Red for Heart Health

• Model Talk

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Welcome

• Thank you for coming today to learn how to Love
  Your Heart.
• This is a joint project of the West Virginia
  University Extension Service and the American
  Heart Association.
• Lets introduce ourselves. Tell us your name and
  why you came.

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WV Women Go Red Project Overview

• Created in Wood County for W.Va. women
• Personal heart health information
• Woman-to-woman learning experience

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What to Expect fromTodays Talk

• Complete a short survey before and after
• Learn about heart disease and women
• Hear womens stories about their experiences
• Talk about how to help ourselves and our families
• Pledge to Love Your Heart

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The First Survey

• Please take a minute and fill out the short
  survey.

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Why is heart health important to women in West
Virginia?

• Heart disease kills more women than all other
  causes combined (2.4 out of 5 deaths)
• Stroke is the 3 killer in West Virginia and the
  U.S.
• Women may not know they can prevent heart
  problems

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Why learn about heart disease in women?

• Less than 15 of women surveyed thought of heart
  disease as the 1 threat to their own health.
• Women may connect heart disease with men
• or the elderly, not with themselves.

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What is important to you?

• Think about your life. What would you hate to
  miss?
• Do you want to learn ways to better care for
  yourself and your family?
• Today, we will share information that can change
  your life and maybe even save it.

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The Heart of the Mountains video

• Lets learn about heart disease from West
  Virginia women.
• The Heart of the Mountains video was created
  about West Virginia women for West Virginia
  women like you. Lets hear their stories.

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Lets Talk About the Video

• What new information did you learn?
• Did anything surprise you?
• Did you see anyone you know or who reminds you of
  someone you know?
• What changes did they make in their lives to
  adjust to heart disease?
• What advice did they have for us as West Virginia
  women?

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What Do You Need to Know to Protect Yourself and
Your Family?

• Lets look at our handouts to learn more about
• Your risk factors (some controllable, some not)
• Ways to lower your risks
• Signs and symptoms
• Know your numbers
• Where to get help and more information

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What can women do?

• Learn ways to protect ourselves and our families
• Live a heart healthy life by buying and eating
  healthier foods
• adding more physical activity to our routines
• knowing your numbers
• talking to your healthcare provider to lower
  risk
• Share this knowledge with other women. Encourage
  them to love your heart

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Can You Help Us Spread the Word?

• Who do you know who needs these health messages?
• Think of other places to share this message.
• What places can you think of?
• Would you be willing to talk to your friends,
  neighbors, co-workers, church members or civic
  group?

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The Heart Pledge

• Please join me in the American Heart
  Associations Go Red Pledge.

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Pledge

• Place your hand over your heart
• Breathe deeply
• Think about your heartbeat and what your heart
  means
• Repeat after me
• I promise to be heart healthy by . . .

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Pledge

• Visiting my healthcare provider to learn how to
  make heart-healthy habits part of my daily life.
• Knowing my numbers by tracking blood pressure,
  cholesterol, glucose, and weight to keep them in
  a healthy range.

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Pledge

• Incorporating physical activity into my daily
  routine.
• Adding more color to my plate by eating more
  fruits and vegetables daily.
• With this promise I will become a part of the Go
  Red for Women movement and join the right against
  heart disease.

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Learn More About Your Heart

• Talk with your healthcare provider. Ask about
  your risk factors and ways to lower risks.
• Take a Go Red Heart Checkup on the website
  www.goredforwomen.org.
• Other good resources are
• American Heart Association 1-800-926-4278 or
  www.heart.org
• Your WVU County Extension Office www.ext.wvu.edu
  
• West Virginia CARDIAC Project www.cardiacwv.org
• WVU Center of Excellence in Womens Health
  www.wvhealthywomen.org

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What do you think of theLove Your Heart Talk?

• Please take a moment to fill out the survey.
• It helps us make this a meaningful
  experience for other women like you.

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The End

• Thank you for coming today.
• Thanks to ___________ for providing our meeting
  space.
• Drive safely, wear your seatbelts, and
• Love Your Heart!