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Have Faith in Heart Toolkit
Amy, 42
Heart Attack
Survivor
help make America go red
and Save Women’s Lives!
Learn More at
GoRedForWomen.org
Rachel, 29
Heart Attack
Survivor
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HAVE FAITH IN HEART
This February, unite your faith community to take a stand against the No. 1
killer of women: heart disease.
It’s time we stand together to fight for our mothers, daughters and sisters. That’s what happens when you hold a Wear Red Day®
event during the month of February.
Wear Red Day rallies women around the Go Red For Women® movement to raise funds for research and to end the myth that
heart disease is a man’s problem. In truth, heart disease affects more women than men and claims more women’s lives than all
forms of cancer combined.
In the last decade, Go Red For Women has saved the lives of more than 627,000 women. We have proudly worn red, shared our
stories of survival and begun to understand the truth about women’s hearts and how heart disease can be prevented.
But the fight is not yet won. It’s time to shout louder, stand stronger and demand change. Together, we can end heart disease.
Please make a commitment to help make our 10th year of Wear Red Day the biggest year yet by hosting a Wear Red Day
event this February!
Toni, 49,
Heart Disease
Survivor and Heart
Transplant Recipient
Amy, 42
Heart Attack
Survivor
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WEAR RED. SPEAK RED.
GO RED FOR WOMEN.
Wear Red to fight heart disease on
National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 7, 2014.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, killing more than all forms of cancer combined. Many
of these deaths can be prevented, but most women don’t notice the symptoms until it’s too late.
That’s why it’s been called the silent killer. You can help by wearing red, speaking up, and uniting
with millions of women to help save lives across America. Speak Red at GoRedForWomen.org/
WearRedDay.
Celebrate Wear Red Day on:
For more information, contact:
#GoRed
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Bulletin/Pulpit Announcements
Use these announcements in your faith community bulletin or newsletter.
three weeks before Go Red Event
Did you know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year?
Go Red For Women®, a national movement led by the American Heart Association, is now in its 10th year of raising
awareness to save the lives of our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends from heart disease. This year’s goal is to take the
fight to the next level by standing stronger, shouting louder and accelerating change. Join us and wear red on
.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE GO RED EVENT
This is a reminder that we will unite to fight heart disease in women with a Go Red For Women® event on
because every minute of every day another woman in our country dies of cardiovascular disease.
,
ONE WEEK BEFORE GO RED EVENT
This is the final reminder, urging everyone to put on your red clothes and show your Go Red spirit at our Go Red For
Women® event next week to help bring an end to heart disease, women’s No. 1 killer.
DAY OF GO RED EVENT
Thanks to everyone who wore red today to support Go Red For Women® and to fight against women’s No. 1 killer.
Together, we can end heart disease.
GO RED FACTS AND MESSAGES TO USE IN ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, yet only one woman in five believes that heart disease is her greatest
health threat.
• More women die of cardiovascular disease than all forms of cancer combined. One woman in three dies of
cardiovascular disease.
• Now in its 10th year, the Go Red For Women movement has made significant progress. More than 627,000
women have been saved from heart disease and 330 fewer are dying each day.
• It’s time to finish the job Go Red For Women began in 2004 by standing stronger, shouting louder and
demanding change.
• With education and action, heart disease can be prevented, treated and even ended.
• Research shows the women who Go Red are more likely to make healthy choices, such as:
– increasing exercise
– losing weight
– eating more heart-healthy diets
– having cholesterol checked
– talking with their doctors about heart health
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Clergy’s Speech
Use your pulpit to spread the word and help save lives.
Please feel free to modify this clergy speech or create your own to unite your congregation behind the
Go Red For Women movement:
How many of you have been personally affected by heart disease? Please stand if you are struggling with this disease.
Are you a caregiver for a heart disease survivor? Please stand.
Do you or someone in your family have high blood pressure or diabetes? If so, please stand.
Now stand if you have a family member, loved one or friend who has been affected by heart disease.
Look around you. Heart disease is affecting our community at an alarming rate, especially our mothers, sisters and daughters.
Heart disease is killing more women than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, killing more
women than men. It doesn’t have to be this way. If every woman here today takes steps to learn about her risk factors, stays
physically active, eats a heart-healthy diet and gets regular checkups, we will not lose a third of you to heart disease.
If all of us here today get behind the Go Red For Women movement, if we come together to stand strong against heart
disease, we can change this.
The statistics are what they are only because we haven’t made them change ... yet. Help make this year the turning point.
Rekisha, 34,
Heart Transplant
Recipient
Kimberly, 50
Heart Attack
Survivor
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Celebrate NATIONAL Wear Red Day®
with 10
foods in Red
10 Foods in Red
On National Wear Red Day®, make every part of your celebration
“Red” by enjoying these red foods and drinks too!
Red Berry Squares: Make strawberry-flavored gelatin mixed with fresh strawberries
and raspberries. Cut into squares before serving.
Frozen Watermelon Bites: Alternate frozen cubes of watermelon and mint leaves on a skewer and serve cold.
Ravin’ Red Smoothie: Blend 1 cup low-fat yogurt, ½ cup frozen strawberries, ½ cup frozen raspberries and 1 frozen banana.
Red Pasta: Cook whole-wheat spaghetti and top with low sodium marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Baked Red Apple Dessert: Fill 1 whole red apple (cored) with ¼ cup chopped almonds, ¼ cup dried cranberries,
1 tsp. honey, and 1 tsp. brown sugar. Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F or until sugar bubbles.
Perfect Polenta: Cook polenta and mix with roasted cherry tomatoes, roasted red bell pepper,
and sun-dried tomato.
Stuffed Red Bell Peppers: Stuff 1 red bell pepper (cored) with ½ cup cooked brown rice, ¼ diced red onion, ¼ cup ground turkey
(browned), 1 tbsp. parsley, salt and pepper. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until pepper is heated through.
Roasted Red Cabbage Salad: In a large bowl, combine 2 cups chopped red cabbage (roasted), ½ cup red onion (thinly sliced and sautéed),
¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. olive oil, and sea salt.
Red Bean Salsa: Combine 2 cups red beans, ½ cup diced red onions, 1 cup diced red tomato, ¼ cup diced jalapeño (remove seeds),
¼ cup chopped parsley, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, salt and pepper.
For more heart-healthy recipes visit GoRedForWomen.org/betterU or visit ShopGoRed.org
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WOMEN GO RED
Healthy eating on the go
Feeding your children nutritious meals between all your daily
activities can be a challenge. While you race back and forth
between work, soccer practice, the dance recital and family
errands, you’re lucky to find time to grab a meal at the drivethrough. If you must eat on the go, here are some tips to make
fast food healthier for you and your family members:
Pass on the “value-size.”
• When you supersize, the size of
your fries isn’t the only thing that gets bigger.
Skip the sides.
• Eating a burger or sandwich is often filling
enough without fries or chips. If you do want a side, consider a
fruit cup or side salad. Most fast food restaurants now offer them.
Try the grilled chicken sandwich.
• Chicken without skin
is significantly leaner than the meats most fast-food companies
use in their burgers.
Skip the mayo and other sauces. These dressings and
• sauces add unnecessary calories.
Drink water, diet soda or low-fat milk.
• Sodas are
loaded with sugars, which have calories you don’t need.
Instead of
Try
Flour tortillas
Corn tortillas
Nachos
Grilled shrimp
Carnitas (fried beef
or pork) or chorizo
(sausage)
Grilled fish or chicken breast
Tips:
Refried beans
Frijoles a la charra or borracho
beans and Spanish rice
• Ask for low-fat sour cream or use salsa, pico de gallo, cilantro
and jalapeno peppers to add flavor.
Quesadillas (flour or corn
tortilla, filled with meat
and cheese and fried)
Chicken fajitas (marinated
chicken grilled with onions,
green peppers, lettuce,
diced tomatoes with a soft
corn tortilla)
Chalupas and tacos
Taco salad or fajita salad
(don’t eat the tortilla
shell and ask for low-fat
sour cream)
Choose Healthy Substitutes
A lot of foods traditional to Hispanic culture are fried with lard
and topped with cheese, so it’s loaded with saturated fat. It
can be high in sodium, too. But when you know what to choose,
traditional foods can be fresh, tasty and healthier.
• Tell your server not to bring fried tortilla chips to the table.
• Veracruz or other tomato-based sauces are better than cream
or cheese sauces.
• If you order a taco salad, don’t eat the fried shell.
Visit GoRedCorazon.org or call 1-888-474-VIVE
for free heart-health information.
facebook.com/GoRedPorTuCorazon
For more information, contact your local
American Heart Association office at
(writable PDF local office phone number here)
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WOMEN GO RED
Comer a la carrera no te impide comer sano
Tu día a día está lleno de quehaceres, dejándote muy poco
tiempo para preparar comidas saludables para tus hijos.
Después de llevar a uno a tus prácticas de futbol, a otra
a recitales de danza — y todas tus demás tareas — apenas
queda un minuto para pasar por la ventanilla de un lugar de
comida rápida. Sin embargo, si la comida rápida es tu única
opción, sigue estos consejos para tomar las mejores posibles
decisiones para ti y tu familia.
Di “no” a los combos grandes.
• Aunque parezcan un buen
“valor” los combos grandes sobran de calorías y grasa. Pide el
tamaño normal.
Evita las papas a la francesa, papas fritas y otras
órdenes extras, o pide una ensalada de fruta o verduras.
• Prueba un sándwich de pollo asado. El pollo sin piel
• contiene menos grasa que la carne en la mayoría de las
hamburguesas servidas en restaurantes de comida rápida.
Evita la mayonesa y otras salsas. Éstas contienen
• calorías ocultas.
Bebe agua, refresco de dieta o leche baja en grasa.
• Los refrescos edulcorados son altos en azúcar y aportan
calorías adicionales.
En lugar de
Prueba
Tortillas de harina
Tortillas de maíz
Sustitutos saludables en la mesa
Totopos (Nachos)
Camarón asado
Muchos alimentos hispanos tradicionales se comen fritos en
manteca y cubiertos con queso, y por eso no es de sorprender
que sean altos en grasa saturada (y a menudo en sodio también).
Pero no hay que preocuparte; si sabes qué ingredientes son los
mejores para usar, estos alimentos pueden ser frescos, sabrosos
y más saludables que nunca.
Carnitas/
chorizo
Pescado/
pechuga de pollo asado
Frijoles refritos
Frijoles a la charra o borrachos
con arroz estilo español
Quesadillas (tortilla de
harina o maíz, con carne y
queso, frita)
Fajitas de pollo (pollo
adobado, asado, con cebolla,
pimiento verde, lechuga,
tomates picados; en una
tortilla de maíz, no frita)
Chalupas/tacos
Ensalada de taco/fajita (no
comas la tortilla frita; pide
crema agria baja en grasa)
Consejos:
• Pide al mesero que deje los totopos (nachos/tortilla chips)
en la cocina.
• Pide crema agria baja en grasa o usa salsa, pico de gallo,
cilantro o chiles jalapeños para agregar sabor.
• La salsa veracruzana y otras salsas a base de tomate son
preferibles a las salsas cremosas o con queso.
• Si pides una ensalada de taco, evite comer la tortilla si está frita.
Visita GoRedCorazon.org o llama al 1-888-474-VIVE para información
gratis sobre la salud del corazón. facebook.com/GoRedPorTuCorazon
Para más información, contáctate con tu oficina local de la
Asociación Americana del Corazón en
(writable PDF local office phone number here).
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Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Mother
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Physical Inactivity
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking or Exposure to
Secondhand Smoke
Grandmother
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Sibling
Grandfather
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
You
Sibling
Grandmother
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
Father
Grandfather
Heart Disease in the Family Tree Means
It’s Time to Turn Over a New Leaf.
Heart Disease/Heart Attack
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
High Blood Sugar Levels/Diabetes
Obesity/Overweight
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Smoking
The tendency to develop heart disease can run in the family,
passed down through risk factors such as high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, high blood sugar levels and obesity.
Get started today with these easy steps:
Hispanic women face an added challenge, since risk factors for heart
disease (the No. 1 killer of all women) are likely to develop 10 years
earlier than in non-Hispanic white women.
2. Talk with your healthcare provider about what this means to you
and to your family.
Now for the good news: Even with a family history of heart disease,
you can prevent it through healthy eating habits and frequent
physical activity. And you can pass along those habits to the next
generation.
1. Map out your blood relatives’ health history using this document
as a guide.
3. Start practicing healthy eating habits and frequent physical activity
with your family.
For more information, plus a free red dress pin, visit
GoRedCorazon.org or call 1-888-474-VIVE.
The more you know about your family’s health history, the more you
can do to reduce your own risk and your family’s risk.
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Enfermedades del corazón/ataques
al corazón
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques
al corazón
Presión arterial alta
Presión arterial alta
Presión arterial alta
Presión arterial alta
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/
Diabetes
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/
Diabetes
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/
Diabetes
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/
Diabetes
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Fumador
Fumadora
Fumador
Fumadora
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques al corazón
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques al corazón
Presión arterial alta
Presión arterial alta
Madre
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/Diabetes
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/Diabetes
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Fumador
Fumadora
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/Diabetes
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Fumador(a)
Usted
Presión arterial alta
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques al corazón
Presión arterial alta
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/Diabetes
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Inactividad física
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Fumador(a) o expuesto(a) a humo ambiental
La tendencia a padecer enfermedades del corazón
puede desarrollarse en la familia, y los factores
de riesgo pueden pasar de generación en generación, como por
ejemplo, presión arterial alta, colesterol elevado, niveles altos de
azúcar en sangre y obesidad.
Las mujeres hispanas enfrentan un desafío más, debido a que tienen
más probabilidades de desarrollar factores de riesgo relacionados a
enfermedades del corazón (la causa de muerte número 1 entre todas
las mujeres), 10 años antes que las mujeres blancas no hispanas.
Ahora la buena noticia: aún si usted tiene un historial familiar de
enfermedades del corazón, puede prevenirlas a través de hábitos
alimenticios saludables y una actividad física frecuente. Y puede
transmitir esos hábitos a la siguiente generación.
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques al corazón
Hermano/a
Padre
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques al corazón
Hermano/a
Abuela
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques
al corazón
Abuelo
Enfermedades del corazón/ataques
al corazón
Abuela
Abuelo
Las Enfermedades del Corazón en el Árbol Genealógico
Significan Que Hay Que Iniciar una Nueva Etapa.
Presión arterial alta
Niveles altos de colesterol
Niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre/Diabetes
Obesidad/Sobrepeso
Hábitos alimenticios no saludables
Fumador(a)
Comience hoy con estos pasos fáciles:
1. Trace el historial de salud en relación a sus parientes biológicos
utilizando este documento como guía.
2. Analice junto a un profesional de la salud qué significa esto, tanto
para usted como para su familia.
3. Comience a poner en práctica hábitos de alimentación saludable y
la actividad física frecuente con su familia.
Para obtener más información además de un prendedor de vestido
rojo, visite GoRedCorazon.org o llame al 1-888-474-VIVE.
Cuanto más conozca usted sobre el historial de salud familiar, más
podrá hacer para reducir su riesgo personal y el riesgo de su familia.
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GO RED FOR WOMEN declaration
We believe in the power
of a woman’s heart
the power to love, the strength to fight
and the will to overcome.
But there is a force that threatens our hearts
and is killing our mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends.
The time is now
to take a stand against heart disease
and fight side by side for as long as it takes.
We Go Red For Women
who are rocked by a diagnosis and struggling through
treatment, so they may emerge victorious to embrace life.
We Go Red For Women
who touched so many lives before they lost their own.
We Go Red For Women
to speak up for more research and swifter
action for women’s health.
We Go Red For Women
because it’s time to put our health first.
We Go Red For Women
because no one should fight alone. For each other, we
are a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, a backbone that always stays strong.
When we Go Red For Women, we step up whenever and wherever so that
every woman may live. And we will never stop until this fight is won.
Because the power of a woman’s heart is
the difference between death and life.
Together We Go Red For Women
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