New heart health initiative for female patients

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Australia and kills four times as many women as breast cancer. Yet awareness is low. In 2010, only 31% of women reported knowing that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in Australia.
As part of this year’s Go Red for Women campaign, the Heart Foundation is launching a Healthy Heart Challenge as a practical way for women to improve their heart health behaviours. This free 10-week Healthy Heart Challenge starts on 1 June and has been designed to provide small and realistic steps to help women improve their lifestyle. Participants will be asked to sign up to one of six goals including:• be active everyday• improve everyday nutrition• increase knowledge of heart health• quit smoking• lower high blood pressure• lower high cholesterol levels.

For more information and pre-registration go the the Go Red For Women site.