Hopkins nurses wear red to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Why? Because of stories like Miki Goodwin’s. She’s not alone—heart disease is the number one cause of death among women and men in the United States and worldwide, and it can show up differently in women.
Check out the American Heart Association’s tools to Know Your Risk.
Learn about the Center for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care.
Read more:
- Black Women and Matters of the Heart
- Is There a Mid-Life Crisis in Heart Disease Prevention?
- I Was Supposed to Die at 57
- Hypertension Guideline
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SYDNEE LOGAN
Sydnee Logan is the Social Media and Digital Content Coordinator for Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She shares what’s going on here with the world.
