It takes a village to improve women’s heart health. In Nashville, where we launched our Cities and Communities With Heart Initiative, we have convened local government, health and academic institutions, nonprofits and businesses to come together to stop women’s needless deaths from heart disease and stroke.

The February 2018 issue of Woman’s Day highlights our work in Nashville in a special “Heart-Health Update” and shares three ways every woman can make her community more heart-healthy. Read more below.