Join the fight to end heart disease and stroke by attending the “go red for women” luncheon. | va northern indiana health care | veterans affairs

February is the American Heart Association’s Heart Health Month and “GO RED for WOMEN”! The American Heart Association has given the Women Veterans Program an opportunity for 24 Women

Veterans to attend their “Go Red for Women” luncheon on May 12, 2023 in Fort Wayne at the Parkview Mirro Center from 10am-1pm. Contact the Women Veterans Program Manager, Kasandra Johnson,

to reserve your seat by calling 260-426-5431 extension 62969. Leave your full name and a phone number where you can be reached, this is a first come first serve opportunity only. The

American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women, is a wide-ranging platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as an advocate for

change to improve the lives of all women. Women are the fastest growing group of veterans and their numbers are expected to increase over the next 25 years. The Department of Veterans

Affairs and American Heart Association are seeking to understand female veterans’ risks of heart disease. Women’s Health and The Women Veterans Program have a special gift for all Veterans

identifying as Women at these locations: Fort Wayne, Marion, Jackie Walorski clinic, Muncie, Hoosier Clinic and Defiance.  Stop into get your gift for heart health month and while you’re

there, set up your other annual appointments. Do you have a personal survival story from a heart issue or stroke? We would love for you to share that story with us. To submit your story

please email submissions by February 28, 2023 to Lynn Berry at [email protected]. Have a Heart Healthy February!