We also need you to hear your voice! In honor of American Heart Month, please sign your “Red Dress Paper Doll” Petition asking your lawmakers to do their part to cure heart disease and stroke by co-sponsoring the HEART for Women Act. Each Paper Doll Petition we receive will strengthen our symbolic chain of hope, and put more pressure on Congress to enact this vital piece of legislation that can improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and stroke.
Dear Member of Congress:
I am writing this letter as your constituent and someone who cares deeply about heart health to urge you to take a stand for women’s lives.
Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 killer of American women, claiming the lives of nearly 400,000 American women each year. And yet many women do not even realize they are at risk – nor do their physicians.
The HEART for Women Act (S. 573/H.R. 1014) is needed to help make women and their healthcare providers aware that cardiovascular disease is not just a “man’s disease” and to eliminate disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and stroke in women.
The American Heart Association is a strong supporter of the HEART for Women Act and has launched a “Red Dress Paper Doll” petition to demonstrate to Congress the widespread support this bill has around the country. Just since the campaign launched last February, nearly 30,000 Americans have signed the paper doll petition in support of the HEART for Women Act and another 36,000 people have sent e-mails to their Members of Congress about the bill.
The HEART for Women Act can help millions of women live longer, healthier lives. Please help current and future victims of heart attack and stroke – perhaps your mother, wife, sister, daughter, or friend – by co-sponsoring the HEART for Women Act.
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