Women's Cardiovascular Education and Outreach | UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program

Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program

The program faculty are leaders in their respective fields who are involved in community service and outreach, speak at public events and national scientific and medical meetings, and belong to over 100 professional organizations and societies.

Education for Health Professionals

Since 1995 the UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program has convened an annual Health of Women Conference (formerly Women’s Health Conference), a premiere interdisciplinary CME women’s health conference in the U.S. Featured are experts on a broad range of topics on the health of women across the lifespan. The 3-day educational conference for health care professionals is focused on promoting a comprehensive understanding of disease and health in women. Topics include disease risk factors, prevention, clinical presentation, treatments and outcomes of head to toe topics including cardiovascular, reproductive, mental, breast, and other health conditions in women, highlighting areas where women have unique disease features and outcomes. The target audience includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, and pharmacist. The conference is typically held in May-June at a resort in California and strives to improve the care for women through education, awareness, and state of the art clinical practice.

Sacramento-Area Resources

• Directory of Heart Resources in the Sacramento Area (PDF)

Additional Resources

• American Heart Association
• California Office of Women's Health (OWH)
• National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
• Office of Women's Health Research (National Institutes of Health)
• Society for Women's Health Research
• The Heart Truth (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• WomenHeart – The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

Information about heart-healthy living

• 10 heart-healthy steps (PDF)
• Guide to low-sodium eating (PDF)
• Heart disease factsheet: Are you at risk for heart disease after a baby? (PDF)
• Physical activity for heart health (PDF)
• Walking 10,000 steps a day (PDF)
• Tips for quitting smoking (PDF)
• The Heart Truth action plan (PDF)

Guidelines for reducing cardiovascular disease

• Know your numbers and the signs of heart attack (PDF)
• Know the risks and signs of stroke (PDF)
• Body Mass Index (BMI) chart (PDF)

Our partners in women's heart health

• American Heart Association Go Red For Women Campaign
• Women Heart National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease