Love Your Heart

Talks

West Virginia Women Go Red for Heart Health

Model Talk

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WelcomeThank you for coming today to learn how to “Love Your Heart.” This is a joint project of the West Virginia University Extension Service and the American Heart Association. Let’s introduce ourselves. Tell us your name and why you came.

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WV Women Go Red: Project Overview

Created in Wood County for W.Va. women Personal heart health information Woman-to-woman learning experience

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What to Expect fromToday’s Talk

Complete a short survey before and afterLearn about heart disease and womenHear women’s stories about their experiencesTalk about how to help ourselves and our familiesPledge to “Love Your Heart”

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The First Survey

• Please take a minute and fill out the short survey.

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Why is heart health important

to women in West Virginia? Heart disease kills more women than all other causes combined (2.4 out of 5 deaths)Stroke is the #3 killer in West Virginia and the U.S.Women may not know they can prevent heart problems

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Why learn about heart disease

in women?Less than 15% of women surveyed thought of heart disease as the #1 threat to their own health.Women may connect heart disease with men

or the elderly, not with themselves.

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What is important to you?Think about your life. What would you hate to miss? Do you want to learn ways to better care for yourself and your family?Today, we will share information that can change your life and maybe even save it.

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The Heart of the Mountains video

Let’s learn about heart disease from West Virginia women. The Heart of the Mountains video was created about West Virginia women for West Virginia women like you. Let’s hear their stories….

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Let’s Talk About the VideoWhat new information did you learn?

Did anything surprise you?Did you see anyone you know or who reminds you of someone you know?What changes did they make in their lives to adjust to heart disease?What advice did they have for us as West Virginia women?

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What Do You Need to Know

to Protect Yourself and Your Family?Let’s look at our handouts to learn more about…

Your risk factors (some controllable, some not)Ways to lower your risksSigns and symptomsKnow your numbersWhere to get help and more information

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What can women do?Learn ways to protect ourselves and our familiesLive a heart healthy life by: buying and eating healthier foodsadding more physical activity to our routinesknowing your numberstalking to your healthcare provider to lower riskShare this knowledge with other women. Encourage them to “love your heart”

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Can You Help Us Spread the Word?

Who do you know who needs these health messages?Think of other places to share this message.

What places can you think of?Would you be willing to talk to your friends, neighbors, co-workers, church members or civic group?

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The Heart PledgePlease join me in the American Heart Association’s Go Red Pledge.

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Pledge…Place your hand over your heartBreathe deeplyThink about your heartbeat and what your heart meansRepeat after me:I promise to be heart healthy by . . .

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Pledge…Visiting my healthcare provider to learn how to make heart-healthy habits part of my daily life.Knowing my numbers by tracking blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and weight to keep them in a healthy range.

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PledgeIncorporating physical activity into my daily routine.Adding more color to my plate by eating more fruits and vegetables daily.With this promise I will become a part of the Go Red for Women movement and join the right against heart disease.

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Learn More About Your Heart

Talk with your healthcare provider. Ask about your risk factors and ways to lower risks.Take a Go Red Heart Checkup on the website www.goredforwomen.org. Other good resources are:

American Heart Association 1-800-926-4278 or www.heart.org Your WVU County Extension Office www.ext.wvu.edu West Virginia CARDIAC Project www.cardiacwv.org WVU Center of Excellence in Women’s Health www.wvhealthywomen.org

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What do you think of theLove Your Heart Talk?

Please take a moment to fill out the survey. It helps us make this a meaningful

experience for other women like you.

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The EndThank you for coming today.Thanks to ___________ for providing our meeting space. Drive safely, wear your seatbelts, and “Love Your Heart!”