Gardner MA City Council President Takes Center in Raising Awareness of Women with Heart Disease
Gardner Mayor Nicholson posted: “Nearly half of women in their 20s and older are living with a form of cardiovascular disease. American Heart Association — Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators are working to change that. Rep Jon Zlotnik, Council President Lizzy Kazinskas, and I are wearing red today to help raise awareness and support the fight against stroke and heart disease.”
According to the CDC, “Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a man’s disease, almost as many women as men die each year of heart disease in the United States.” Heart Disease Death Rates in Women 35+ are shown on the map.
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