b'Women healing womenWomen are just as susceptible to dying from heartdisease as men, despite the opposite perception.Cone Health actively works to change this perceptionand empower women with resources for prevention.One in three people will die of heart disease, making it the No. 1 killer of both men and women. Despite the equal risk, research and dialogue historically have centered on mens health. For decades, women were underrepresented in clinical trials, and their heart attack warning signs were overlooked, with symptoms often dismissed as stomach pain or stress. It has taken a considerable amount of time for science to recognize that the anatomy and electrical pathways of the female heart are unique, potentially explaining the differences in symptoms.Similarly, in the nations effort to understand heart disease, theres been a delay in recognizing the heart health needs of Black individuals. A 2022 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that Black people ages 18-49 are two times as likely to die from heart disease as white people, making Black women particularly susceptible.Cardiovascular disease is the leadingAt the core of it all is one of our most powerful tools: prevention. cause of death inAt Cone Health, weve built a legacy of innovative medical therapies to treat America. cardiovascular diseasebut we know that the most effective treatment of all is lifestyle. The more we can educate community members about their risk and This is the team workingprovide access to resources that help mitigate that risk, the more lives well save.to stop it in its tracks. Together, these four women,In addition to conducting research, Dr. Gayatri Acharya, Dr. Tiffany Randolph, Dr. Kardie Tobb, Dr. Traci Turner and other members of the team devote time each their colleagues and theyear to providing information to the community on preventive health measures.innovative physicians who came before themThrough the Womens Heart Community Event, held on National Go Red Day (the first Friday in February), Cone Health educates women about what it means collectively make Coneto have heart disease, how to live with it, how to improve quality of life and what Health a national leader insteps to take to prevent occurrences. the fight to treat and preventFor women who have diagnosed heart issues, Cone Health offers Heart heart attacks, strokes, andSisters support groups based on age, life stage and condition. This program, other life-threatening heartcoordinated by the national organization WomenHeart Champion, includes and vascular diseases. If youguest speakers and activities that empower women to make the lifestyle want to contribute to savingchanges necessary to live heart-healthy lives. the lives of your communityCone Health partners with the CDCs WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening membersand perhapsand Evaluation for WOMen Across the Nation) program. This initiative focuses even your own familythison low-income, uninsured and underinsured women ages 40-64, providing screenings for heart disease and stroke risk factors, along with services that is the team to get behind.encourage healthy behaviors.And now is the time.Doctors often take care out into the community, offering screenings and engaging women on the topic of heart health. An example of this outreach occurred last year at the Wyndham 2023 Executive Womens Day.Women have influence in their families and communities. We have an opportunity to not only help save womens lives, but also empower them to be the champions for others, educating their own families and friends about the importance of heart health.Kardie Tobb, DO the giving effect202315'