Community Service From The Heart Jesus First is working Thompson's Food Market and the American Heart Association to create a city free of heart disease – a city where everyone can achieve the best possible health – We have started that work right here on the east side of Buffalo - Going Red for women. We believe women are the heart of our community. It is our vision to see women succeed in life without heart disease. It is our mission to make the healthy choice the easy choice for women Going Red
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Going Red 4 Women
The American Heart Association’s signature initiative, Go Red for Women®, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally. While the majority of cardiac events can be prevented, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, claiming the lives of 1 in 3 women.
Women Who Go Red
Women involved in Go Red For Women eat a healthy diet |
Go Red women are more likely to follow their doctors advice - from losing weight to taking medications. |
91% of women involved with Go Red For Women visited their doctor in the last 12 months (compared to 73% of all U.S women). |
64% follow a regular exercise routine. |
84% have talked to friends about their heart health |
90% have had their blood pressure checked in the last year. |
75% have had their cholesterol checked in the last year. |
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The Women We Go Red ForOur mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, grandmothers, friends, artists, businesswomen, doctors, lawyers, wives accountants, teachers, managers, nurses, salespeople, dentists, therapists, counselors, pharmacists, bankers, nutritionists and students
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14 Ways We Go Red 4 Women |
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1 -We Tell Our StoryWhen my grandmother diagnosed with congestive heart failure. I had To Go Red and help my Grandmother (Who lived with and who raised me) find a new way to live, She stopped smoking, We changed her diet, I took her YMCA every day to walk with her friends. I took her to all of her doctors appointments, I made sure she took her medicine, I did all the banking, shopping and house cleaning. I took her tithes and offering to church on Sundays. I chauffeured her and her friends around buffalo to their birthday club parties. I went Red with my Grandmother for 6 years until she lost her fight with heart disease. My Grandmother is resting in peace while I continue the fight to save lives from the # 1 killer of women.
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2 - We Teach
In memory of my grandmother who died from congestive heart failure. I will be teaching the '' With Every Heartbeat Is Life course on heart disease prevention created for African Americans by the National Heart, and Blood Institute.
The 12 session course helps people build skills to make practical, lasting changes to improve their health and fight heart disease.
I will write a completion check in my grandmothers name
(Ruth Harris) to those who complete the 12 session course. The course is sponsored by company, Buffalo East Medical Cleaning Service
The 12 session course helps people build skills to make practical, lasting changes to improve their health and fight heart disease.
I will write a completion check in my grandmothers name
(Ruth Harris) to those who complete the 12 session course. The course is sponsored by company, Buffalo East Medical Cleaning Service
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4 - We NetworkWe Network with our community and business partners to add valuable information from the American Heart Asscociation to share with the women they know.
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5 - We Make The Healthy Choice The Easy Choice 4 Women Going Red
SALADS |
WRAPS |
SANDWICHES |
6 - We Support Women's Health Literacy
We provide women, best practice information from The American Heart Association
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7 -We Support Women's Self-care
We provide women access to new and used books that support health and wellness.
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8 - We Remove Barriers To Women's Health Care
Telehealth Service - Better access, Quality & Outcomes
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9 - We Help Women Stay Under Pressure.
Preventive health screenings. Blood Pressure Check is the first line of Defense
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10 - We Help Women Lose Weight
From a faith based approach with Jesus First - In The Red Zone
The Red Zone is The First line of Defense Against Heart Disease In Women.
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11 -We Help Women Know More About Heart Disease
Women who want to know more about heart disease prevention, health and wellness, Our Heart hub is the the data base for all things American Heart Association disease prevention, health and wellness.
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13-Fund Raise For Research Goes Red
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Historically, clinical studies haven’t included enough women, particularly women of color. As of 2020, women represent only 38% of research participants. We need women to be equally represented, allowing us to understand their specific risks, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Research Goes Red is an initiative calling on women across the United States to contribute to health research. Our vision for Research Goes Red is to create the world’s most engaged and largest women’s health registry and research platform designed to put women directly in the driver’s seat to accelerate our understanding of how cardiovascular disease uniquely impacts women.
Research Goes Red is an initiative calling on women across the United States to contribute to health research. Our vision for Research Goes Red is to create the world’s most engaged and largest women’s health registry and research platform designed to put women directly in the driver’s seat to accelerate our understanding of how cardiovascular disease uniquely impacts women.
14 - We Personal Train Women Going Red - At Planet Fitness
Our Smart gym is currently being upgraded to support Women Going Red
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Our GoalTo Empower Women For Self-Care,
We believe Self-Care is The Best Health Care. |
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By empowering Women to make informed health decisions through self-monitoring, preventive measures and accessible consumer healthcare products, self-care can improve quality of life, reduce healthcare costs and alleviate pressure on public health systems.
Research by the Global Self-Care Federation conducted in 18 countries in the East Asia and Pacific region has shown that self-care as the first treatment option brings significant socio-demographic benefits to individuals, huge cost savings to economies and health care systems, and a significant reduction in physician workload by as much as 186 million hours!
Although it’s not entirely new, the concept of self-care has received more attention recently. This empowers individuals to manage their health and bridge gaps in traditional healthcare systems, with advancements like digital tools and over-the-counter medications increasing accessibility. It consists of strategies that focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, preventive treatment, symptom management, and self-monitoring.
Self-care in Europe is seen as a necessity to relieve the burden on national healthcare systems to counteract demographic changes and to alleviate expected decline in the number of healthcare professionals. In this context, self-care strategies are promoted, with a focus on the transfer from prescription to nonprescription medication.
Research by the Global Self-Care Federation conducted in 18 countries in the East Asia and Pacific region has shown that self-care as the first treatment option brings significant socio-demographic benefits to individuals, huge cost savings to economies and health care systems, and a significant reduction in physician workload by as much as 186 million hours!
Although it’s not entirely new, the concept of self-care has received more attention recently. This empowers individuals to manage their health and bridge gaps in traditional healthcare systems, with advancements like digital tools and over-the-counter medications increasing accessibility. It consists of strategies that focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, preventive treatment, symptom management, and self-monitoring.
Self-care in Europe is seen as a necessity to relieve the burden on national healthcare systems to counteract demographic changes and to alleviate expected decline in the number of healthcare professionals. In this context, self-care strategies are promoted, with a focus on the transfer from prescription to nonprescription medication.