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Standing Together: Heart-to-Heart
Baltimore City Health Department’s neighborhood
health profiles show areas of Southwest Baltimore with
some of the highest rates of premature death due to
cardiovascular disease. These areas have death rates
nearly six-times higher than other areas in the City.
Saint Agnes has long been a leader in the treatment of
cardiovascular disease, and this grant will significantly
accelerate the pace at which we can connect directly
with women in our community to provide the education
and tools they need to make a difference in their
heart health.
– Mary Kay Gardenier, Vice President, Cardiovascular Institute
at Saint Agnes Hospital
Areas of Southwest Baltimore have
some of the highest rates of premature
death due to cardiovascular disease. 1
To combat this, the Heart-to-Heart
program at the Saint Agnes Hospital
Foundation, Inc will identify and
assess underserved, low-income
African American women at high risk
for cardiovascular disease. A new
companion program to Red Dress
Sunday SM , Heart-to-Heart will provide
community-based, heart-risk screenings
based on the Women’s Heart Center
at Saint Agnes, followed by intervention
programs with nutrition, physical
activity, and healthy lifestyle education
to reduce the risks for heart disease.
The program will be implemented at
nine churches in Baltimore City, where
each church will serve as a site for
heart-risk screenings and intervention
programs. 2012 is the first year the
CCH program awarded funding to
Heart-to-Heart, totaling $244,455 to date.
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Baltimore City Health Department
SUMMARY
GRANT AWARDEE: Saint Agnes Hospital Foundation, Inc
GOAL: To serve as a new companion program to Red
Dress Sunday, a heart disease outreach program for
African American women.
AREA OF FOCUS: Baltimore, MD
2012 GRANT AWARD: $244,455
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