Heart disease develops gradually and can start at a young age.
For many women it is a silent killer as few are aware that one in three will die of heart disease.
Women often fail to make the connection between the risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol and their own chance of developing heart disease.
Valda Ford would like to change that.
On April 5, the UNMC Office of Community and Multicultural Affairs will host the “Heart and Soul Red Dress Event” at the Scott Conference Center.
Ford, director of the Office of Community and Multicultural Affairs, said it is UNMC’s way of taking action to help women in the Omaha metropolitan area fight heart disease.
“We want to provide a night of fun-filled, educational and motivational moments that will let women from all walks of life come together to embrace the binding phenomenon of sisterhood and learn to live healthier lives,” Ford said. “We’re asking women to put on their red dresses or red hats or whatever they have that is red and come to a ladies night out.”
Seating is limited to 200 and VIP Limousines will transport women from the most vulnerable neighborhoods who are unable to get to the event on their own.
There also are several levels of sponsorship available. “The hope is to raise enough money to provide seating for women from the most economically deprived neighborhoods,” Ford said.
For more information about registering for the free event or sponsoring a table, contact Valda Ford at 559-9660 or Renee’ Myles at 291-9256.
Sponsorship payments must be received no later than March 15 and can be mailed to:
University of Nebraska Medical Center Community Partnership
“Heart and Soul Red Dress Event”
984040 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4040