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Article: VHA Health Foundation Promotes Multi-City Awareness and Education Campaign To Fight Women's Heart Disease.
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- November 5, 2003
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IRVING, Texas, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeking to aid in the battle against the No. 1 killer of women, the VHA Health Foundation has joined VHA Inc. to assist communities in providing health screening and education events that specifically target cardiovascular disease. Through funding provided by AstraZeneca , eight cities are participating in the initial wave of large scale, community-based health screening events, planned and executed by local hospitals.
Created as part of VHA's national Women's HeartAdvantage initiative, the health fair component was designed to raise awareness about the risk factors of heart disease and encourage lifestyle changes in women. ...