Alberta England Becomes WomenHeart Champion
Alberta England of Cary recently became a WomenHeart Champion after graduating from the prestigious annual WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic. England is one of 46 women from around the country – all heart disease survivors, from 25 states and ages 33 to 77 – who was selected from a nationally competitive application process to attend the three day symposium and return home as a leader to educate, advocate, and support her community on the issue of women and heart disease – the nation’s leading cause of death for women. WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is the nation’s leading organization representing the 42 million women living with or at risk for heart disease.
“The Class of 2011 is extremely impressive,” said Lisa M. Tate, Chief Executive Officer of WomenHeart, headquartered in Washington, DC. “ These 46 women are living with the most devastating of chronic diseases, and yet have made a conscious decision and selfless commitment to help other women live heart healthy lives and support those currently living with heart disease by establishing a WomenHeart Support Network in their community.”
“I am thrilled and honored to represent this very important campaign to fight heart disease in women,” said WomenHeart Champion England. “I look forward to getting started right here in Cary with a WomenHeart Support Network for women living with heart disease, educating the community and supporting all women in their quest to live a heart healthy life. Together, we can do it and make a difference.” By becoming a national volunteer WomenHeart Champion, England becomes one of 568 inspirational women from across the country to be honored with the WomenHeart Champion title. These women, the “boots on the ground” in the fight against heart disease, are available to speak to community, state, and national audiences about the prevalence of heart disease in women and how it is so often under diagnosed and mistreated. For information, call England at (847) 639-2037.