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Empowering women to live healthier lives!

 
 
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Welcome to For Your Heart – a website created to empower women to lower their risk for heart disease.

Every woman is unique — we come in all different shapes and sizes, have different ethnic backgrounds, family histories, eating patterns, exercise routines, and countless other distinctions. These differences are what define us; they are the special ingredients that make us unique from everyone else.

Do you know your heart risk?
  • Find out now with a personalized For Your Heart Assessment!
  • Did you know that 90% of women over the age of 35 are at risk?

Just as there are many varieties of women, there is no single definition of heart disease. Unfortunately, the distinct qualities that help to define who we are, are also the risk factors that define our individual risk for heart disease.

Depending on the combination of risk factors, some women maybe more at risk than others. Luckily, not all risk factors are genetic. In fact, there are many risky behaviors that you can opt-out of to reduce your chances of heart disease.

Not sure if you're at risk for heart disease?
That's why we've created the For Your Heart Risk Assessment, a short questionnaire that will profile your personal risk for heart disease. Based on your answers, we provide a personalized series of materials that speak directly to your unique health concerns. At the end of the day, we hope that our personal assessment will empower you to be proactive against heart disease; making the necessary changes to improve your health and quality of life.

Be proactive for better heart health!

Get Started with a Personalized For Your Heart Assessment

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womenshealth.gov
A federal government website managed by the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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