The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency that strives to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The association's impact goal is to reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. Progress toward the goal will be measured according to these indicators: • Reduce the death rate from coronary heart disease and stroke by 25 percent. • Reduce the prevalence of smoking, high blood cholesterol and physical inactivity by 25 percent. • Reduce the rate of uncontrolled high blood pressure by 25 percent. • Eliminate the growth of obesity and diabetes. The Women’s Heart Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital is committed to the cardiac health of all women. Launched in March 2001, the program promotes the cardiovascular health of women and continues to improve the overall outcomes for women with heart disease. It strives to make sure that all women understand their risk of heart attack, and can recognize the signs and symptoms. The Yale New-Haven Hospital Stroke Center was established in 1988 and provides safe, effective patient-centered, timely efficient and equitable care to patients who have had a stroke. In March 2005, Yale-New Haven Hospital was designated as a Primary Stroke Center and was recognized for providing the highest standard of stroke care to patients. The Heart Truth® is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (the NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Designed to warn women of their #1 health threat, The Heart Truth® created and introduced The Red Dress® as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wakeup call to American women. The Red Dress® reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action. The NHLBI continues to lead the nation in a landmark heart health awareness movement that is being embraced by millions who share the common goal of greater awareness and better heart health for all women. The Heart Truth® partners include: The Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease; the American Heart Association; and other organizations committed to the health and well-being of women. To learn more, visit www.hearttruth.gov. ®, TM The Heart Truth, its logo and The Red Dress are trademarks of HHS. WomenHeart is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) patient advocacy organization with thousands of members nationwide, including women heart patients and their families, health care providers, advocates and consumers committed to helping women live longer, healthier lives. WomenHeart supports, educates and advocates on behalf of the 44 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease.