One in four women dies from heart disease. This #1 killer of women is easily preventable, yet heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of over 480,000 women each year ? more than the next five causes of death combined. That's a staggering statistic, especially since making simple lifestyle changes can reduce a woman's heart disease risk by up to 80 percent!

Started in 2000 by women's health advocate Irene Pollin, Sister to Sister: The Women's Heart Health Foundation is the nation’s only organization dedicated to preventing heart disease in women by providing free heart disease screenings and programs that give women the power to protect their own hearts.

We're in communities across the country providing heart screenings and counseling free of charge to women at our Sister to Sister National Women's Heart Health Fairs, and we're connecting women to local health resources and each other. Our data is studied by this country's top heart doctors and is being used to create new, more effective programs for women.

Hear Irene Pollin’s interview about Sister to Sister’s BIKE FOR THE HEART with Jack Diamond on Mix 107.3.