The Healthy Heart Series

The Healthy Heart Series This program's mission is to reduce disparities in heart disease/health among various groups through education, outreach, prevention and intervention.

Why the Healthy Heart Series? Here's why:

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the western and the developing world. There are 500,000 deaths annually with a death occurring each minute due to heart related illnesses. Heart disease is largely preventable. Heart disease can involve the young and the old, men and women. While statistics indicate that there is a plateau in mortality for heart disease because of new technology and interventions, this is not true for everyone. Certain groups of the population, such as women and certain ethnic groups may experience shortened life spans and more comorbidities. Heart disease is largely preventable and controlled if the appropriate therapy is initiated. There are many barriers to achieving appropriate control some of which are subtle and unrecognized by both the health care providers and subjects. This was demonstrated in several studies including the study of age and socioeconomics matched patients published in the NEJM in 1999. The health care providers are critical to addressing certain areas within one’s health profiles but this could be augmented by other interventions. The Healthy Heart Series provide education, awareness and outreach. Our programs provide a vehicle for training, advocacy, teaching, self help and thus optimal treatment. This results in a measured improvement in self management which will ultimately result in improved outcomes for cardiovascular health.

On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, the Harlem Healthy Hearts team under The Mount Sinai Hospital, Fuster Heart, partnered...
02/12/2026

On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, the Harlem Healthy Hearts team under The Mount Sinai Hospital, Fuster Heart, partnered with the Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, to host the annual “Pink Goes Red” Heart Health event. This was led by Cardiologist and Director of the Heart Center for Cardiovascular Disparities, Dr. Icilma Fergus Rowe. Over 100 African American women came out to practice heart health activities like line dancing, learning CPR training, and discussing important heart health facts. American Heart Association representative Zeyna Flutie, NYC Community Impact Director for the AHA, provided an important presentation on CPR training and provided related CPR and heart health handouts! This event would not have been made possible without the generous help and support of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital!

"Is your waistline expanding?"..The plight of Metabolic Syndrome.Come and join us at our meeting and panel discussion on...
08/19/2019

"Is your waistline expanding?"..The plight of Metabolic Syndrome.

Come and join us at our meeting and panel discussion on Wed. Sept. 18, 2019 at 5:00pm at The Kennedy Center, 34 West 134th Street, New York.

This meeting will be held in collaboration with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.

If you cannot make it to event, you can watch live on Facebook

Harlem Healthy Hearts in collaboration with National Coalition of 100 Black Women will be holding a meeting on Wed. Sept...
08/19/2019

Harlem Healthy Hearts in collaboration with National Coalition of 100 Black Women will be holding a meeting on Wed. Sept.18, 2019 at 5:00pm

Theme: IS YOUR WAISTLINE EXPANDING?

The meeting and panel discussion will be held at The Kennedy Center, 34 West 134th Street. New York. 212-862-6401. This meeting will be going FACEBOOK LIVE. If there are any questions, you can contact us at 212-241-7721.

01/10/2018
12/18/2017

Join Harlem Healthy Hearts this Wednesday, Dec. 20th for a Holiday Celebration and a review of the year!

34 W 134th Street, NYC
5PM-7PM

Love your heart!!!

During the holidays, HHH does not only promote healthy living, but we also emphasize giving back to the vibrant Central ...
11/29/2017

During the holidays, HHH does not only promote healthy living, but we also emphasize giving back to the vibrant Central Harlem community. Thanks to the generous donations from Fairway, the Jack & Jill Foundation and Nancy Thomas and Family sixty-five attendees took home a turkey along with vegetables. In addition, 8 attendees received gift bags with groceries and 10 took home a gift certificate that can be used at any green market throughout NYC. Central Harlem has always been our focus and our team is dedicated to creating a strong culture of health. Hypertension, Type II Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease are prevalent within our community. For the past 6 years we have been working towards making our community much healthier. Please do join us and support our efforts by donating to the Harlem Healthy Hearts program.

Participants learned hands only CPR.
10/16/2017

Participants learned hands only CPR.

09/13/2017

Try making a delicious watermelon salad this week-green onions, cucumbers, feta cheese, balsamic vinegrette, garnish with mint

09/12/2017

Attend our hands only CPR workshop on September 20 at the Kennedy Center, save a life

08/30/2017
08/30/2017
08/25/2017

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