Sister to Sister in Boston
Sister to Sister has been part of your community since 2004. We work year-round to bring heart health resources to the women of Boston.
Sister to Sister is proud to have partnered with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the 7News and Partners Health and Fitness Expo at the Hynes Convention Center on June 12th and 13th, 2010.
Over 735 women and men turned out to get heart smart by receiving complimentary heart-health screenings with immediate results and personalized counseling sessions with a medical professional. Counseling sessions were offered in English and Spanish.
The event included celebrities, area doctors with cutting-edge medical information, fun activities for kids, free health screening for adults, lifestyle presentations and healthy cooking tips.
Please check back shortly for upcoming screening events in the greater Boston area.
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Boston 2009 Community Council
Sister to Sister's Community Council is a made up of a group of select women from the corporate, government and non-profit worlds who come together to help plan the National Women's Healthy Heart Campaign. These female executives are local leaders who pass on our heart-health message to the women they influence in their communities. They are aware of how critical it is to promote awareness of heart disease among women, and understand the need to turn knowledge into action.
Our Community Council members assist the Campaign with program planning, outreach, promotion and sponsorship sales. We truly appreciate their efforts in helping to save the lives of women in the Boston area.
 | JoAnne M. Foody, MD, is the Chairperson of the Boston Sister to Sister Community Council. Dr. Foody is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Cardiovascular Wellness Center at Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston. Dr. Foody has active national and international roles in cardiac disease prevention and rehabilitation with a particular focus on women and heart disease. Her research has focused on identifying and fostering greater use of clinical strategies that prevent adverse cardiovascular events in people with and without coronary artery disease. Dr. Foody is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. |
Caitlin Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in Health Policy with a related concentration in Business Studies from Providence College in 2008. As a research assistant for Dr. Joanne Foody at Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston, Caitlin coordinates ongoing studies focused on the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. | |
Dr. Marian Mehegan is the Regional Coordinator for the US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health in Region I. Her areas of interest include working with volunteer interns committed to public service, engaging young minds in science and working on issues to address the health professions workforce shortage and the need to increase diversity in the health professions. | |
 | Kate Sargent is in her third year of graduate studies at Lesley University, working towards her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology. She is also a clinical psych intern in the cardiac division of Brigham & Women's Hospital. At The Brigham, Kate is counseling cardiac patients and helping them learn effective cognitive and behavioral methods of coping with the many emotional challenges surrounding their illness. Additionally, she is working on a research project designed to foster long-term wellness in cardiac patients. |
 | Eileen Stuart-Shor, NP, PhD, FAHA, FAAN is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, and a Nurse Practitioner and Research Fellow in the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Stuart-Shor was the founder and director of the Innovative Cardiovascular Programs in the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; a Senior Scientist in the Mind/Body Medical Institute; and an Associate in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. She is the author of many scientific publications and two books, including The Wellness Book. Dr. Stuart-Shor has a long interest in an integrating mind/body/and spirit in health and healing, with special emphasis on vulnerable populations. |
Executive Women's Event
At our Executive Women’s events, held in cities nationwide, Sister to Sister helps women in leadership roles recognize that heart disease is a life-or-death issue for women that they can help resolve.
The Boston Executive Women’s Breakfast was held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in The WCVB-TV studio in Needham, MA.
Emmy Award winning actress Tracey Conway was the keynote speaker. Tracey resides in Seattle, WA and visited Boston solely for this engagement. She told her story of being an actress who was 38. While on the set of her tv show, she suffered a heart episode and would have died had it not been for a medically trained guest in the audience. She stressed the importance of learning CPR, taking care of oneself and paying attention to the signs and symptoms of heart attacks. She provided a wonderful combination of science and entertainment to the guests.