Sister to Sister

Submitted by georgiana on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 06:00.

February is heart health month and Sister to Sister is raising awareness of the differences in heart attack symptoms between men and women. They're also offering health fairs in several cities where you can get free screenings. Their web site states their accomplishments include:

* Year-long promotional campaign involving medical, corporate, government, media, and non-profit partners
* Annual Heart Health Fairs that offer women free cardiac screenings, immediate follow-up counseling, and educational resources
* Cardiac screening events
* Family-based obesity prevention initiative
* Data collection from more than 150,000 Health Fair participants, and over 55,000 women screened to date
* International cardiac risk database and pilot outreach programs

Visit the official site for more information, including a list of upcoming events. http://www.sistertosister.org/