Who benefits from WISEWOMAN services?
Many women benefit from WISEWOMAN services. WISEWOMAN aims to identify a woman’s risk for heart disease through blood pressure and blood cholesterol testing. Then, a health care provider informs the woman of her heart disease risk by explaining the results. Once a woman knows her risk level, she is able to reduce her risk factors for heart disease through lifestyle change classes and activities. Preventing heart disease, the number one killer of women, saves women’s lives. Friends or family of women that take part in WISEWOMAN also benefit. Women who are heart healthy live longer, happier lives and are able to enjoy the company of their friends and family—without the bother of heart disease. Since low or no cost services are provided, these women and their families can save money. State health departments or health care providers also save money because these services are partially paid for through the WISEWOMAN program.
Many women benefit from WISEWOMAN services. WISEWOMAN aims to identify a woman’s risk for heart disease through blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol testing. Then, a health care provider informs the woman of her heart disease risk by explaining the results. Once a woman knows her risk level, she is able to reduce her risk factors for heart disease through lifestyle change classes and activities. Preventing heart disease, the number one killer of women, saves women’s lives. Friends or family of women who take part in WISEWOMAN also benefit. Women who are heart healthy live longer, happier lives and are able to enjoy the company of their friends and family—without the bother of heart disease. Since low or no cost services are provided, these women and their families can save money. State health departments or health care providers also save money because these services are partially paid for through the WISEWOMAN program.
