Together, the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women® movement and the Miss America’s Scholarship Foundation can educate, engage and empower women across the country to make their health and well-being a priority and join us in the fight against the No. 1 killer of women – cardiovascular disease. Each Miss America participant has the opportunity to not only make healthy choices for herself, but to be a role model and a champion of women’s health in the community and state she represents, bringing women together to improve the health of us all.
Women have the power to help each other. To support each other. To teach each other. To empower each other.
For more than 100 years, Miss America has championed confidence and community among women. Today, we are coming together to fight the No.1 killer of women – cardiovascular disease. For ourselves, for our community and for the women we love.
The reality is more than 44% of women ages 20 and older are living with some form of cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease in younger women is on the rise, yet many don’t know it’s their greatest health threat.
The good news: women have the best resource – each other. And together, we can make a difference.
Miss America and the Go Red for Women movement are teaming up to support the health and well-being of all women.
Through national and local programs and initiatives, Go Red for Women supports women’s health by raising awareness, sharing education, advocating for policy change, and closing the gender gap in research and care. We believe every woman should have the chance to live a longer, healthier life, and together, we can inspire women to take action and join us in our mission to save more women’s lives.
As voices and role models in their communities, Miss America participants can encourage positive health behaviors and share vital information on the importance of living a heart-healthy lifestyles. Through service, advocacy, and fundraising, these women are sharing the message and mission of Go Red for Women on a variety of platforms to help raise awareness about the No. 1 killer of women – cardiovascular disease.
As the health thought leader for the Miss America’s Scholarship Foundation, Go Red for Women provides information and resources based in science and proven to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in women. For more information on how you can help women’s health in Pennsylvania, click here to learn more!
