Hadassah Celebrates Heart Month

February is American Heart Month, when Hadassah Greater Atlanta spotlights their year-round efforts to advance heart health and fight heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.

For the sixth year in a row, Newsweek named Hadassah one of the world’s top hospitals in cardiology.

Around the Atlanta area, Hadassah members and supporters are advocating for women’s health and supporting groundbreaking heart research at the Hadassah Medical Organization. In fact, the prestigious International Cardio-Oncology Society has declared Hadassah’s Cardio-Oncology Center as Israel’s first Center of Excellence for its multidisciplinary approach that enables and ensures optimal treatments for patients. Cardio-oncologists from around the world join together at Hadassah in Jerusalem with the aim of reducing cardiovascular disease in cancer patients and thereby saving people’s lives.

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Simone Wilker, Hadassah Greater Atlanta Zionist Affairs Chair, explains, “While heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide of both men and women, symptoms present themselves differently in women than in men, and women are often underdiagnosed and undertreated.”

On February 7, National Wear Red Day, Hadassah members sought to raise awareness about the causes and risks of heart disease and to empower women everywhere to take charge of their heart health. Today, 80 to 90 percent of heart disease is preventable.

Terry Nordin, president, Hadassah Greater Atlanta, states, “Women have higher rates of delayed care, misdiagnosis and death in the year following a heart attack than men. We urge women to speak out now with Hadassah to prioritize women’s heart health.”

To achieve good heart health, according to Hadassah, an individual should maintain a healthy weight, eat a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, limit sodium intake, regularly exercise, manage stress, get enough sleep, monitor blood pressure and keep cholesterol levels under control.

Hadassah Greater Atlanta strives to promote overall well-being, not just for its members, but for both men and women in their communities and beyond. For more information go to: www.hadassah.org.