NC WISEWOMAN
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Improve your heart health
According to the American Heart Association, one in three adult women has some form of cardiovascular disease. The Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Project provides low-income, underinsured, or uninsured 40- to 64-year old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve their diet, physical activity, and other life habits to prevent, delay, or control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
Wisewoman participants recieve...
- Heart disease risk factor testing
- Blood pressure screening
- Cholesterol screening
- Blood sugar screening
- Personalized health coaching
- Tools for healthy living like cookbooks and/or a blood pressure monitor
- Referrals to classes about healthy lifestyle changes, like the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Class