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Women for the
heart
The first prevention
campaign in Spain to
create awareness among
women on the importance
of acquiring healthy habits
to prevent cardiovascular
diseases .
The Madrid Autonomous Community,
through the General Directorate for Women,
jointly with Fundación MAPFRE, Funda-
ción Española del Corazón and Fundación
Pro Cnic (National Centre for Cardiovas-
cular Research) launched the Women for
the Heart campaign to create awareness
among women on the importance of acqui-
ring healthy habits to prevent cardiovascu-
lar diseases.
This is the first campaign of its kind in
Spain, an initiative combining rigorous con-
tents in an easy and didactic presentation
in the Heart Guide, a video and a website.
The campaign includes a 52-page guide,
“Cuídate, Corazón”, with details on the
condition of women’s hearts based on the
most relevant statistical figures, an over-
view of the main cardiovascular diseases,
an explanation on why stress is a risk factor
for the hear, how to identify and manage
it, and eleven foods to protect the hear. It
also includes an exhaustive test to discover
the risk of suffering from cardiovascular di-
seases, an exercise table designed by the
expert Angel Merchan, and tips and recipes
for taking care of the heart by the Michelin
Star chef Michelin Mario Sandoval.
The latest figures from the National Sta-
tistics Institute (INE) indicate that in Spain
cardiovascular disease, rather than cancer
and other pathologies with a high rate of
mortality, is the leading cause of death, res-
ponsible for 30% of deaths, and that the
incidence in women is greater than in men.
According to the World Health Organiza-
tion, the main reasons for this pandemic
are bad eating habits, a sedentary life, smo-
king, and drinking alcohol.
A video was prepared as part of this cam-
paign, entitled “Don’t get confused, knowing
the symptoms could save your life”, so that
women are able to detect the symptoms of
a heart attack. During the video, the prota-
gonist attributes the symptoms of the heart
attack to other circumstances until she de-
cides to call the emergency services.
¡Actívate!
Protege tu corazón
a partir de hoy
EL INFARTONO
ES SÓLOCOSA
DE HOMBRES
Plan de ejercicios
para hacer en casa
Mantén a
raya los
factores
de riesgo
Controla
las situaciones
de presión
LA GUÍA PRÁCTICA PARA
la salud cardiovascular de la mujer
Cuídate
,
CORAZÓN
Prólogo
delcardiólogo
Valentín
Fuster
Visit the website:
www.mujeresporelcorazon.org