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Promoting Women’s Heart Health

Posted on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023



Client St. Joes Women's Centre
Professor(s) Sherry Poirier
Program Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Students Sushma Chowdhury, Irina Shingarov, Daria Ossanova, Avery Cameron

Project Description:

The purpose of our project was to increase heart health knowledge in low socioeconomic female populations. We collaborated with St. Joe’s Women’s Centre to put up a “Women’s Heart Health Week ” bulletin board with educational information such as signs and symptoms of heart disease, resources one can use regarding heart health, and heart healthy prevention activities one can do. We included feedback sheets and cut out hearts that women could comment on to assess their knowledge.


Short Description:

We are a group of nursing students who are passionate about advocating for women’s heart health. We partnered with the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Center to raise awareness regarding women’s heart health and target vulnerable populations.


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Describing how the heart works in an informative and easy to read manner that people without medical backgrounds can understand Common signs and symptoms women specifically show when experiencing cardiovascular disease or a heart attack
Important ways for women to improve their cardiovascular health in their day to day lives Common risk factors in women that can raise the risk for heart disease
Some resources for the St. Joes Women's population if they are concerned for their heart health. Picture of the bulletin board we set up at the St. Joes Women's Centre. This is after the poster had been up for a week, we had areas where the women could participate and share what they do to help their hearts.


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