Women’s Heart Week is celebrated each year in the first week of February. The observation aims to educate, raise awareness, and teach the symptoms and preventions of serious heart diseases in women.
By partnering with local organisations, women come together and encourage fitness, promote stress reduction activities and learn about heart-healthy eating and gender-specifics on women’s heart disease. The 7 focus days of Women’s Heart Week promote prevention, education, symptoms awareness and early intervention.
Heart Disease is the number one killer of women. Recognising symptoms and risks, making lifestyle changes and getting timely care can save a woman’s life. Women’s Heart Week is a national outreach campaign aimed at improving women’s outcomes from this deadly disease. Heart disease is leading killer of women over the age of 34. Most women are not aware of this fact and fail to recognise their own risk factors for heart disease. Women’s symptoms, especially those that are milder, often go ignored. Women often miss out on critical opportunities to save their own lives. Women’s Heart Foundation (WHF) recognises that women are busier than ever as they juggle career, family and care-giving responsibilities.
Follow the 7 Focus Days of Women’s Heart Week as a guide for holding a successful outreach event with vendors and activities all coming together for promotion of women’s heart health. The Focus Day topics represent a holisitic approach to women’s heart wellness and awareness and include
- Feb 1: Risk and Symptoms Awareness
- Feb 2: Exercise and Fitness
- Feb 3: Nutrition and Supplements
- Feb 4: Holistic Health and Stress Management
- Feb 5: Medication Safety
- Feb 6: Health Care Self-Management
- Feb 7: Positive Self-Image
Health centers organize screenings, talks, and awareness programs, and women are familiarised with gender-specific information on heart illnesses. This is a good time to get your heart checked especially if you have a history of heart illnesses in your family. Timely precaution can save you from suffering from major heart issues. Consult your doctor or health care providers on how to observe Women’s Heart Week.
What action can you take next?
- Get yourself screened- If you’re a woman in your 30s or older, Women’s Heart Week is the perfect time to get yourself screened for heart illnesses. This is especially necessary for those who have a history of heart ailments in the family.
- Make changes to your lifestyle- Admitting to yourself that you could be doing better is the first step towards taking better care of your heart health, so pledge to make some lifestyle changes during Women’s Heart Week. You can start by exercising, eating better, and regularly getting medical checkups.
- Consult your doctor – If you’ve been noticing symptoms or are worried about a diagnosis, Women’s Heart Week is a good time to consult your doctor. They can help you put your mind at ease and get started with treatments if necessary.
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