The Heart Truth - Road Show
Visit the 2009 Heart Truth Road Show as it travels to a city near you!
Heart disease is the #1 killer in America. One in four American women dies from the disease, and yet many are still unaware of their personal risk factors. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) created The Heart Truth Road Show to deliver an urgent heart health wakeup call to local women in cities with populations at high risk for heart disease.
The 2009 Road Show, co–presented by Diet Coke and General Mills, will visit six U.S. cities between February and April to provide free heart disease risk factor screenings–including blood pressure, body mass index, total blood cholesterol, and blood glucose–and disseminate educational materials. The exhibit will feature six designer red dresses from The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Shows, including dresses from the Red Dress Collection 2009. The exhibit provides women in each community an opportunity to learn about their personal risk for heart disease and offers educational materials to equip them to take control of their heart health.
Road Show Dates and Locations:
March 6-8, 2009
Maplewood Mall
Minnesota, MN
March 13-15, 2009
Houston Galleria
Houston, TX
March 20-22, 2009
Brea Mall
Los Angeles, CA
April 3-5, 2009
Concord Mills
Charlotte, NC
April 15-17, 2009
12-6 p.m.
Grand Central Terminal, Vanderbilt Hall
New York, NY
April 24-26, 2009
3-9 p.m. on April 24, 2009
12-6 p.m. on April 25-26, 2009
Lenox Square Mall
Atlanta, GA
In the Spring of 2008, The Heart Truth Road Show had its largest tour, stopping at 10 cities across the US, bringing free screenings, the Red Dress display, and educational materials to women who remain under-informed about heart disease. The cities included: Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Charleston, Houston, Dallas and West Palm Beach.
The Road Show went to five cities in 2004: Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, San Diego, CA, Dallas, TX, and Miami, FL and four cities in 2006: Pittsburgh, PA, Memphis, TN, Washington, DC, and Jacksonville, FL.
