Por Tu Corazón Luncheon

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Utah Cultural Celebration Center

1355 West 3100 South

West Valley City, UT 84119

Por Tu Corazón was established to extend the reach of heart and brain health messaging to ALL people.  Por Tu Corazón focuses on education initiatives within diverse populations with a specific focus on Latina women.  Together we celebrate the energy, passion and power of Hispanic women to unite and end heart disease, the leading cause of death among Latinas.

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WHY TAKE ACTION?

• Heart disease is the No.1 killer of Latinas.

• On average, Hispanic women are likely to develop heart disease 10 years earlier than non-Hispanic white women.

• Only 1 in 3 Hispanic women is aware that heart disease is their No.1 killer.

• More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.

• Only 44% of Hispanic women know that heart disease is their greatest health risk, compared with 60% of white women.

• Just 3 in 10 Hispanic women say they have been informed by their doctor that they are at a higher risk.

• Currently, some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in six American women

believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat.

• Heart disease can be prevented. In fact, 80% of cardiac events in women are linked to poor

choices, involving diet, physical activity and smoking. Women must make the right choices to

change this statistic.