Women's Heart Health Webinar Slides FinalFebruary 2, 2012
Webinar
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Nancy Brown
• Featuring actress
Association
Heart Disease
and Human Services
Today’s Speakers
Food and Drug Administration
Hearts Initiative
Director, Women’s Center at INTEGRIS
Health, Oklahoma City, OK
WomenHeart Champion
Welcome from WomenHeart
• Request a WomenHeart Champion to speak at your event, workplace or church at www.womenheart.org
• Find a Support Network near you
• WomenHeart resources: www.womenheart.org, including our new Spanish website and call center: 1-800-676-6002
• Check out Make the Call. Don't Miss a Beat, about the importance of calling 9-1-1. Now in Spanish, too!
• African American Women and Heart Disease National Patient Education Webinar, Tuesday, February 6 at 6pm. Registration information to come.
• Educate yourself; inform your friends; take charge of your heart health!!
Lisa M. Tate
Questions??? • To ask a question via the web, click on the
“Ask a Question” box, type in your question,
and click “Submit” anytime during the
webinar
Secretary
Kathleen
Sebelius
FDA: Working to Help Heart Patients
Progress for Women and Heart Health
• More medications to control high blood pressure,
lower cholesterol
body types and needs
physiology and requirements
and promoting a more heart-healthy diet
FDA Commissioner
Margaret Hamburg
Women and Heart Health: Why FDA
Matters • Heart disease is the number one killer of women in
the US today
• Cardiovascular disease is an area with demonstrated sex differences
• Appropriate use of FDA regulated products can save lives, reduce disease and promote health
• Critical role in the development and availability of new and better products that address the needs of women
FDA Commissioner
Margaret Hamburg
FDA and Women in Clinical Trials
• Help ensure that women are included in research on medical products
• See that research data are properly analyzed for sex differences
• Support research on sex differences in diagnosis and treatment
• Use the best science and scientific evidence
FDA Commissioner
Margaret Hamburg
– FDA Resources and Medication Safety Tips
– www.fda.gov/womenshearthealth
– http://promotions.usa.gov/hearthealth.html
FDA Commissioner
Margaret Hamburg
Fewer than Half of Americans with Hypertension Have It Under Control
67 MILLION ADULTS WITH HYPERTENSION (30.4%)
CDC. MMWR. 2012;61(35):703–9.
CDC. MMWR. 2012;61(35):703–9.
HYPERTENSION
Janet
Wright,
MD
The Nation’s BP Control Plan
• Identify the undiagnosed 14 Million • Move the treated to controlled 16 Million • Coach self-management 67 Million • Drive measurement and reporting > 67 Million • Educate and activate about high Na intake 315M
Janet
Wright,
MD
Janet
Wright,
MD
Mary Ann
Bauman, MD
• Kills more women than the next 3 causes of
death combined, including all forms of cancer
• Causes 1 out of every 3 deaths in women
• 64% of women who die suddenly from CHD
have no previous symptoms
• 90% of women have at least 1 risk factor for
CVD
Mary Ann
Bauman, MD
• Awareness has improved 23%
• 15% fewer women are
down 18%
recommended physical activity
women & develop over time
• Heart disease can strike
women at any age
• Healthy lifestyle changes can
prevent or postpone heart
• Surviving and Thriving with Heart Disease
Questions??? • To ask a question via the web, click on the
“Ask a Question” box, type in your question,
and click “Submit” anytime during the
webinar
Lisa M. Tate
Thank You for Joining Us! Slides from today’s webinar and the recording
of the call are available on-line (in about 1
hour) at: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=91754