MAY 2023 eNews

WomenHeart Welcomes New Board Chair

Lyn Behnke, DNP, became the Chair of the Board of Directors of WomenHeart this month, after the board voted to make her Chair-Elect in 2022. She succeeds Kathy Webster, who held the role for two years and remains on the board as Immediate Past Chair. Dr. Behnke is a WomenHeart Champion (c/o 2010), a nurse practitioner and a researcher. As a WomenHeart Champion, she provides community education to help prevent heart disease in women, supports women in her rural community in upstate Michigan, and advocates for policies that support women with heart disease. Learn more about Dr. Behnke.

You’re Invited: What You Need to Know about Birth Control and Heart Disease

WomenHeart is hosting an online conversation about what women living with heart disease need to know about their birth control options. Deciding the type of birth control to use involves consideration of each method’s safety, effectiveness, and importantly, your preference. In some cases, women with heart disease or associated risk factors are advised against certain types of birth control, such as those containing estrogen. Others may be advised against becoming pregnant because the health risks are too high.  Join this webinar to learn from experts and a WomenHeart Champion with personal experience navigating this journey. Sign up here for the June 14 HeartTalks webinar.

Tune In: Live Interviews with WomenHeart Champions

WomenHeart regularly features WomenHeart Champions sharing their heart stories in short, live interviews on our social media channels. In case you miss them in real time, these heart-warming videos are saved on our YouTube channel. Just this month, in honor of Asian American/ Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month, CEO Celina Gorre interviewed WomenHeart Champions Jacque Avalon (c/o 2022) and Tiffany McConnell (c/0 2023). They shared a conversation about each growing up with a congenital heart condition, how they’ve developed heart healthy lifestyles as adults, and how they’ve navigated family celebrations with traditional Filipino dishes that are both culturally meaningful but not always heart healthy. 

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