U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women's Health has awarded YWCA of Rhode Island a grant for a Spanish-language heart attack awareness campaign, the YWCA and Central Falls Mayor James Diossa announced.
The grant will pay for activities and events to raise awareness of the 7 most common heart attack symptoms in women for Spanish-speaking Hispanic women, over the age of 50, living in Central Falls.
The "Make the Call: Don't Miss a Beat" campaign will also use advertising, information and events to encourage them to call for assistance.
"This funding will allow YWCA to educate women on the range of symptoms of a heart attack and empower them to call 9-1-1," Deborah
L. Perry, president/chief executive officer of YWCA Rhode Island said.