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Mikulski Speaks on Women's Heart Health at Sister to Sister Advocacy Kickoff: Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) speaks on the importance of heart health for women, men and children and the fight against heart disease at the Sister to Sister Advocacy Kickoff.

Senator Murkowski Remarks to Sister to Sister Advocacy Days Heart Health Month 2/14/12: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urges women at Sister to Sister's Heart Health event to "use your networks, talk to other women" to increase awareness of the risk for heart disease.

Channel 9 News Capitol Hill 2012, US Senate: Channel 9 News with Sister to Sister at the US Senate for our annual Capitol Hill event.

Speaking The Heart Truth Thanks to Sister to Sister: The Women's Heart Health Foundation: A brief message about heart health from Miss Black DC USA 2012, with co-host The Heart!

Heart Disease is #1 Killer Worldwide: Voice of America interviews Sister to Sister founder Irene Pollin on the state of women and heart disease.

First Lady Laura Bush Speaking on Heart Disease: First Lady Laura Bush hosted a Heart Disease Prevention conference at the White House with honored guests, such a Toni Biffle who survived heart disease. First Lady Laura Bush offers words of advice for women on how to exercise and how not smoking, a healthy diet and exercise are the best ways to stay healthy.

Holly Heart on the Today Show: Holly Heart goes on the Today Show to talk about National Women’s Heart Day to talk about what heart disease is and what Sister to Sister does for women. Holly is a working robot that is interactive to people and can answer questions about heart disease.

Survivor of Heart Disease: Joyce Cullen, a survivor of heart disease, speaks at the White House on Heart Disease Prevention. She tells her story of learning how heart disease effected her life and what her symptoms were during her heart attack. Because of First Lady Laura Bush talking about Heart Disease, she was able to recognize the signs and was able to get help.

Declaration of Women's Heart Day: Former Mayor Anthony Williams declares February to be National Heart Health month and shows the Proclamation for Washington D.C. to Mrs. Pollin and other spectators.

Sister to Sister Women’s Health Fair, Detroit MI, Testimonial: Cassandra Rimpson, a Heart Fair recipient, from Detroit, speaks about how the heart fair helped her found out about her health, despite feeling as though she was being a healthy woman.

Women’s Heart Day: Irene Pollin with Secretary Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, speak on Heart Disease and Women and how it does not only effect men and women. Ways to stay healthy and how to exercise properly.

Heart Disease on Fox 45 News: Author Miriam Nelson speaks about women’s awareness on heart disease and how it affects women more then it affects men. Ways to stay healthy while on the go and how to prevent heart disease in her book “Strong Women, Strong Hearts.”

News Channel 8 at the Verizon Center with Holly Heart: Focus on the MCI Center Heart Fair with Holly Heart. Most women don’t know how to get help and the Heart Fair gives resources to women who are in need. John Costopoulous from American Heart Association speaks on heart disease and how important it is to be screened.

Pledge to Get Screened: Four friends get together to make sure they get screened and made the pledge to get screened. They recommend getting a group of girlfriends to get to a place to get screened and not to be intimidated by heart disease.

Health Fairs: Description on what Women’s Heart Day is and what they want to do to help the community. Sister to Sister offers a spokes robot, cooking classes, free heart screenings and the focus of the heart disease message.

Heart Smarts, Today Show: Heart Disease Risk Factors with Katir Courick and Dr. Lori Mosca on the Today Show. They explain the risks of heart disease and the ways to change your lifestyle to make sure you’re not at risk. Exercise as much as you can and test your blood pressure at the doctors and ask your numbers.

Holly Heart CBS News Atlanta: Lori Wilson, CBS News, talks about Sister to Sister with Holly Heart. The spokes robot then talks about Heart Disease and where different Health Fairs are going to be held.

Sister to Sister Women's Health Fair, Detroit MI: Kay Spencer, a Sister to Sister participant, tells her story of her heart attack. Her message is to women who don’t understand the effects of heart disease on your life and how your heart does affect your life and why it is so important to get screened.

Women's Heart Day, Verizon Center: Women’s Heart Day with Mayor Anthony Williams held at the Verizon Center allowed Government employees to come in and get free screenings.

Sister to Sister Health Fair, Los Angeles: Mrs. Pollin travels to Los Angeles to have a free heart health fair with screenings and health eating tactics. Focus on heart disease in women is very important since it is the leading killer of women.

Tommy Thompson and Women's Heart Day: Tommy Thompson, Health and Human Services Secretary, speaks about the Red Dress Project that represents Heart Disease and Womens Health. The Heart Truth campaign, represented by the red dresses, brings awareness to Heart Disease awareness to women around the country.

Everyone Has a Heart: Mrs. Pollin speaking on what Sister to Sister is and how Women’s Heart Day runs and operates. Exercising and eating healthy is the main focus to bringing recognition to Heart Disease in Women.

Sister to Sister and Women's Heart Fair, Tampa: A commercial of different healthcare professionals on the Tampa Women’s Heart Fair.

Sister to Sister Women’s Health Fair Overview, Detroit: Sister to Sister went to Detroit and spectator Bobbie Gideon talks about all the different health screenings that she had done, for free at the Sister to Sister Women’s Heart Health Fair.

Sister to Sister'd Bike for the Heart 2009: Bike for the Heart was an event that was held in Washington, D.C. to bring awareness to Heart Disease. People on bikes all over the city bring awareness to the women who suffer from heart disease and those that are unaware of its effects. There are venues all over the Verizon Center and out in the streets with clowns and balloons and activities.