American Heart Association’s call to action: Go Red for Women
Orlando’s executive director of the American Heart Association, Heather Maloney, joins WESH 2 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in women.
FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH. DATA FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SHOWS THAT NEARLY 45% OF WOMEN OVER AGE 20 ARE LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, RESEARCH SHOWS. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN LOSING EVEN ONE WOMAN TO HEART DISEASE OR STROKE IS TOO MANY. TODAY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS CALLING ON US ALL TO SUPPORT THE GO RED FOR WOMEN MOVEMENT. YOU CAN START SIMPLY BY WEARING RED, RIGHT? NOT JUST TO SPREAD AWARENESS, BUT AS A SIGN OF SOLIDARITY FOR EVERY WOMAN’S STORY OF SURVIVAL AND STRENGTH. SO HERE WITH ME NOW IS ORLANDO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, HEATHER MALONEY. HERE. THIS MOVEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT. IT SURE IS. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOINING US THIS YEAR FOR THE GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY, AS WELL AS WE ARE KICKING OFF OUR HEART MONTH. THAT’S RIGHT. THERE ARE SO MANY STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? WE’RE NOT JUST WEARING RED. WANT WOMEN TO TAKE ACTION FOR THEIR LIVES. ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN ARE EMPOWERING THEMSELVES TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT SIZE SHIRT THEY WEAR. EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT SIZE SHOE BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THEIR NUMBERS AND THOSE CRITICAL HEALTH NUMBERS THEY’RE AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. AND WOMEN ARE SO BUSY, SO BUSY TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY ELSE. BUT IT’S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THIS INTO OUR HANDS, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. AND IT’S SOMETHING SO SIMPLE, RIGHT? KNOWING WHAT YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE SCORE IS AND YOUR BMI, KNOWING YOUR CHOLESTEROL NUMBERS AND YOUR TOTAL SUGAR NUMBERS, THINGS THAT YOU FIND OUT EVERY YEAR WHEN YOU GO IN FOR YOUR CHECKUPS. JUST KNOW THAT, LIKE YOUR SHIRT SIZE, I LOVE THAT. WELL, I AM HONORED TO EMCEE THIS YEAR’S GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON, AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, RIGHT? AND IT’S ALWAYS JUST SO EMPOWERING. EVERY YEAR, A REMINDER THAT WE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY ELSE IF WE DON’T TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. SO I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I SHOULD HAVE WORN RED THERE FOR THAT PICTURE, BUT WE ARE HEADED OVER TO THE LUNCHEON HERE SOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, AND THA
American Heart Association’s call to action: Go Red for Women
Orlando’s executive director of the American Heart Association, Heather Maloney, joins WESH 2 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in women.
Updated: 5:41 AM EST Feb 10, 2026
Orlando’s executive director of the American Heart Association, Heather Maloney, joins WESH 2 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in women.Click here to learn more.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Orlando’s executive director of the American Heart Association, Heather Maloney, joins WESH 2 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in women.