More than 200 people decked out in red are expected to gather on Thursday, March 30, at Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle for the Westchester Go Red for Women Celebration to raise awareness and help fund the fight against heart disease and stroke, which claim the lives of more women than all forms of cancer combined.
”¯Since 2004, the American Heart Association has engaged more than two million women to learn their risk of heart disease and stroke and take charge of their health through its Go Red for Women movement. While advocacy and educational campaigns focused on heart disease have made great strides in improving knowledge and attitudes among women, health disparities still exist among women.”¯”¯
”¯With a theme of “Be the Beat,” this year”™s dinner (5 p.m.) will feature tools and information to help Westchester County improve training and bystander CPR rates for women, who are still less likely to receive bystander CPR than men, partly because people fear accusations of inappropriate touching, sexual assault or injuring the person. By equipping people with Hands-Only CPR training, they learn how simple the technique is and gain confidence that will help them act quickly in an emergency, the heart association said.
The association also noted nearly three out of every four cardiac arrests happen in homes and is calling for at least one person in every household to learn Hands-Only CPR. (The two simple steps of Hands-Only CPR are to call 911 and to push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help arrives.)
”¯”¯This year”™s event will feature a “Let”™s Get to the Heart of It” panel comprised of local experts, who understand the struggles women face in juggling family, work and self-care all while trying to prioritize health.
“The Go Red for Women Celebration is not just about wearing red,” said Amanda Palumbo, executive director in Westchester and Fairfield Counties for the American Heart Association.”¯
“This is about all of us standing together and doing something to fight our No. 1 killer, which claims the lives of one in every three women. Losing even one woman to this largely preventable and treatable disease is too many.”
Go Red for Women is nationally sponsored by CVS Health and is locally sponsored by Live Fierce Take Action sponsor White Plains Hospital and Live Fierce Go Red sponsor Northwell Health.”¯”¯
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