February- Heart Health Month

The month of February is Heart Health Month to promote prevention, risk and symptoms to help reduce the number of deaths we see each year from heart disease. 

Some Facts About Heart Disease:

• Heart disease (which includes stroke) which is the number one cause of death in the United States
• It is also the leading cause of death for most ethnic/racial groups in the U.S
• Cardiovascular Disease claims more lives each year than all forms of cancer combined
• Coronary Heart Disease is the most common type and affects more then 380,000 people each year
• Every 34 seconds, someone has a heart attack and every 60 seconds, someone dies from a heart related disease 
• 720,000 people have a heart attack each year
• Between both direct and indirect costs, $320.1 billion are spent each year on heart disease
• This means both medical expenditures and lost productivity

Facts About Women and Heart Disease

• Heart disease is the #1 killer and more deadly than all forms of cancer
• 43 million women affected by heart disease each year
• Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease
• Signs and symptoms can be different in women and men and are often misunderstood

We will be posting more information about heart disease throughout the month of February, so be sure to check back to find out more!

Come check out our MOG to learn about your risk for Heart Disease and how you can prevent it!