Go Red 2023

Join the Fight

Go Red advocates share why this heart health campaign is important.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer of women. It claims more women’s lives than all forms of cancer combined. Losing one woman to cardiovascular disease is one too many. That’s why American Heart Month and Go Red for Women are critical.

Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative and is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of all women.

Women experience unique stages through their lives which affect both overall health and cardiovascular health. Unique risk factors specific to women are:

• Pregnancy — Pregnancy can lead to cardiovascular conditions (including peripartum cardiomyopathy, stroke, heart attack) as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes) that can increase a woman’s risk for CVD later in life. Therefore, it’s vital that women are healthy before, during and after their pregnancy, both for themselves and their baby.

• Menopause — While menopause does not cause cardiovascular disease, a woman’s CVD risk is higher following menopause, making it vital for women to take charge of their health in the years leading up to and during menopause.

Women, especially Black and Hispanic women, are disproportionally impacted by heart disease and stroke and research shows heart attacks are on the rise in younger women. Yet younger generations of women — Gen Z and Millennials — are less likely to be aware of their greatest health threat, including knowing the warning signs of heart attacks and strokes. That’s why it’s important for all women to get their heart in the game by taking charge of their heart health and encouraging others to do the same.

Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented with education and healthy lifestyle changes, which is why this year’s theme, “Get Your Heart in the Game” is so critical. Throughout February, American Heart Month, I encourage you to take action, and advocate for your health.

VALERIE HILLOW GATES Executive Director and Market Vice President American Heart Association

2023 Go Red for Women CO-CHAIRS

Be the One in Your Family to Learn CPR Today. #HeartMonth

We’re asking women to keep the rhythm going by learning the lifesaving skill of CPR. This aligns with the theme of the 2023 Go Red for Women® Experience, Get your Heart in the Game. It offers more ways for you to keep your hearts pumping and be the beat for the things that matter most to you and your family!

Good health is a journey, not a destination.

Wherever you are, you can take small actions that can make a big difference and have lasting health benefits.

#ClevelandGoesRed heart.org/clevelandgored

Shelly Cayette Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President Cleveland Cavaliers & Rock Entertainment Group

Alberta Lee Senior Vice President, People & Culture Cleveland Cavaliers & Rock Entertainment Group

See what they’re saying about Go Red for Women

The Cleveland Cavaliers are proud to support and host the 2023 Go Red for Women experience in Cleveland and advocate for better health for all women. We stand with the American Heart Association in championing health equity and access to care for all. Through the Go Red for Women movement, we hope to empower women to take charge of their health and well-being by getting their heart in the game!

Since younger generations of women, including Gen Z and Millennials, are less likely to be aware of heart disease being their #1 health threat, I am proud to help raise awareness with the younger generation. I am passionate about the American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red for Girls program and have created a scholarship to help raise awareness and to fuel the future careers of young girls and women who are interested in pursuing the STEM fields.

Lorraine Dodero Executive Trustee, The Sam J. Frankino Foundation

Go Red is not just about wearing red or sharing heart-health facts. It’s about all women standing together with the American Heart Association to make a difference. We know that Black and Hispanic women are disproportionately impacted by heart disease and stroke, and research shows that heart attacks are also on the rise in younger women. That is why University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has championed this cause as a presenting sponsor. It is important to us that all women take charge, advocate for their own health, and encourage others to do the same.”

Yulanka Castro-Dominguez, MD Medical Chair, Go Red for Women Interventional Cardiologist, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

The heart of our community is our greatest asset.

When people work together, anything is possible. That’s why we support organizations that improve the lives of our neighbors. We’re lucky to have the American Heart Association to advance the health and well-being of all of us.

KeyBank is proud to support Go Red For Women 2023 and all the innovative work you do to make a difference in our community.

Visit key.com/ia.

For every care in the community.

We proudly support Go Red For Women and their mission to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke in women.

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GET YOUR HEART IN

ROW 1

Jennifer Baus

The NRP Group

Tom Hablitzel

Sherwin-Williams

Jan Hablitzel

Community Advocate

Cathy O’Malley Kearney KeyBank

Stacey Mazzurco, BSN, RN University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Alberta Lee, SPHR

Cleveland Cavaliers & Rock Entertainment Group

Shelly Cayette

Cleveland Cavaliers & Rock Entertainment Group

Monica Robins WKYC

Brittany Stepp, MHI DispatchHealth

Yulanka CastroDominguez, MD University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Lorraine Frankino-Dodero

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation

Dawn Clark

American Heart Association

ROW 2

Shelley Webber

American Heart Association

Tanaja Jacobson

American Heart Association

Michael W Morrison, BS, CST, CTP, CSFA University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Nicole McKinneyJohnson, MBA

The AKA Team

Renee Tramble Richard, Esq.

Cuyahoga Community College

Julie Krebs

Virtual Brand Advisors

Kelsey Gray, MD University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Gary Zrimec University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Jan Fitts

Community Advocate

John Fitts

Community Advocate

Eric Hess University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Julie Gotschall

American Heart Association

Christina Treu

American Heart Association

ROW 3

Jim Chones

Cleveland Cavaliers

Lisa Wheeler-Cooper

American Heart Association

Valissa Turner Howard

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Jan Jones

Community Advocate

Sam Prewitt

Radio One

Courtney Gousman

News 5 Cleveland

Fred M DeGrandis

Honorary Lifetime MemberAHA Board of Trustees

THE GAME

Janine Arruda, MD, FAAP, FACC University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

Orysia Zrimec

Community Advocate

Karen Woller Huntington National Bank

ROW 4

Tracy Carloss News 5 Cleveland

Megan Canfield PwC LLP

Tiffany Myroniak

Cleveland Magazine

Lindsay Buckingham WKYC

Sara Rahmani, MS-HSM University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

Danielle Hughes Nordson Corporation

Mary Hayat Dealer Tire

Jeff Zemito

Lakeview Wealth Management

Dr. Barbara J Harris

Dr. Barbara J Harris Foundation

ROW 5

Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi, MD, MPH

Cleveland Military Entrance Processing Station

Maia Belay

Fox 8 News

Denise Polverine-Manoloff

Cleveland Magazine

Marien Kaifesh

Community Advocate

Lilian Reyes Cindric, CPA

Nottingham Spirk

Carol Bell

University Hospitals Harrington

Heart & Vascular Institute

Amanda Gibson

Parker Hannifin

Jackie Ritter

Olympic Steel Inc.

Earth Lyons Hunter International

ROW 6

April Trzop

Metro Life Flight

Katie Adkins, M.A.Ed.

Baldwin Wallace University

Tess Boutros

Cleveland Cavaliers

Susan Skalba, PT, DPT

University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

Meg Murray

Cleveland Cavaliers & Rock

Entertainment Group

Tamra Moroski

Marketing AI Institute

Erika Arslanian

The NRP Group

Meredith R. Fergus, JD

WTW

Meera Kondapaneni, MD

MetroHealth Medical Center

Liz Durham Community Advocate

ROW 7

Austin Carr

Cleveland Cavaliers

Denise McGee

Bellwether Enterprise

Charles Modlin, MD, MBA

MetroHealth

Campy Russell

Cleveland Cavaliers

Tiffani Tucker

19 News

Rustom Khouri III

Carnegie Management & Development Corp.

Rob Durham

HKM Direct Market Communications

Love Your Heart

Remember these pointers to help protect your and others’ heart health.

Be the Beat

Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the world. Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. Almost three out of four of those happen at home.

If you’re called on to do CPR, you will likely be saving the life of someone you love. The members of our community need us. Our children need

us. Our neighbors need us. Our co-workers need us.

The American Heart Association recognizes this need and has a plan to help. You can be the difference by learning CPR to save a life. The American Heart Association is committed to being the leader in resuscitation science, education and training.

This February during American Heart Month, the American Heart Association

is specifically focused on learning the life-saving skill of CPR, and we want every family and home to have someone who knows CPR. With the help of local supporters, we can help more of our community be prepared when called on for an emergency.

TWO STEPS TO SAVE A LIFE

Health Equity

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Impact Goal calls for identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality. We’re taking bold actions to remove barriers to health, including the social determinants of health, structural racism and rural health inequities. One of our commitments includes addressing health equity in the workplace. Inequity, discrimination and bias have no place in the workplace. Yet, they remain and have been proven to take a heavy toll on the health and wellbeing of employees, organizations and their communities.

Working toward health equity is the right thing to do for all organizations. Healthy employees are more productive and health care costs are reduced as a result. The health of the workforce will improve if more employers commit to actions that build equity.

Visit heart.org/workplaceequity to learn more.

Life’s Essential 8

Maintaining cardiovascular health, or CVH, can help you enjoy a longer, healthier life. Better CVH also has been associated with decreased risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer, dementia and other major health problems.

The American Heart Association has updated key measures scientifically proven to determine cardiovascular health. Called Life’s Essential 8, they are:

• Healthy diet

• Controlled blood pressure

• Not smoking or vaping

• Healthy levels of cholesterol and lipids

• Physical activity

• Healthy blood sugar levels

• Adequate sleep

• Healthy weight

Factors outside Life’s Essential 8 greatly influence your cardiovascular health. Mental health and the conditions in which you are born and live also play an important role. Put another way, high CVH isn’t just about what you do to get healthy. Historical, environmental and systemic problems can limit or enhance your ability to effectively pursue Life’s Essential 8.

Learn more at heart.org/lifes8.