The Badger Heart Program of the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation educates women on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and provides them with free health screenings. The goal is to help women reduce their risk for CVD by providing them with free, confidential screenings, connecting women to their local health and wellness resources and raising awareness about CVD. Local healthcare partners in each Badger Heart Program community provide the screenings which include blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.
The screenings are just a first step in educating Wisconsin women about their personal cardiovascular health. The Badger Heart Program offers a six-month intervention program. Monthly sessions focus on CVD basics, exercise and physical activity, diet and nutrition, gender differences in CVD, and stress reduction and depression in women. At each of the monthly sessions professionals present on the specific topic and participants are given materials to raise awareness about CVD and help them reduce their risk. The Program also provides smoking cessation for those women who smoke. The final session provides information on goal setting and lifestyle changes. We want to give women the tools they need to live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
At the conclusion of the Badger Heart Program's intervention sessions, participants are asked to complete an evaluation of the program. Read participant responses.
