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1. Lives are being saved
- 34% fewer women now die from heart disease.
- More than 627,000 women’s lives have been saved.
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2. Overall heart health has improved
- Nearly 90% of participants made healthy lifestyle changes.
- 37% have lost excess weight.
- More than half now exercise more.
- 60% now eat healthier diets.
- 43% have had their cholesterol checked.
3. Awareness of heart disease has increased
- 23% increase in awareness that heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
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4. Unhealthy lifestyle risks have decreased
- Smoking decreased by 15.1%.
- Cholesterol levels decreased 18.1%.
5. Diversity challenges have been identified and targeted
- Heart disease rates vary by ethnicity, with unique challenges for each.
- Targeted efforts are reaching African American and Hispanic women.
Go Red For Women: 10 Years Of Changing Hearts was originally published on blackdoctor.org