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“Heart Healthy, Buckeye Strong” includes heart health screenings, a performance from the Ohio State Marching Band and a Scarlet-out during the Ohio State-Northwestern football game COLUMBUS, Ohio (October 28, 2016) — The Ohio State University is holding several events this weekend and in November to educate and empower young women about their number one killers—heart disease and stroke—as a part of its new partnership with the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA). The unique collaboration between Ohio State and WHA educates young women about heart disease, its toll on women and its risk factors and encourages healthy behaviors and regular heart screenings. …

The Women’s Heart Alliance co-founder spoke today at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (October 18, 2016) – Barbra Streisand, co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA), addressed Fortune’s 18th annual Most Powerful Women Summit today and called on female executives to come together to encourage women to get educated, get screened, and get talking to their loved ones about heart disease and stroke, women’s number one killer.[i] “I can’t stand any kind of gender discrimination. When it comes to heart disease, women aren’t getting the same chance in life, literally,” Streisand said. “Too many women – our …

Partnership will help WHA reach and educate more women to take action Germantown, Md. (October 5, 2016) – Mars Symbioscience and its CocoaVia® brand have joined together with Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) on its mission to improve heart health and reduce cardiovascular disease among women in the United States. As a Platinum sponsor of WHA, Mars Symbioscience and the CocoaVia® brand are making an investment in raising awareness and activating women and communities around the country to take steps toward living heart-healthy lives. “At Mars Symbioscience, our mission is to translate science into products that have a positive impact on …