A letter from Irene Pollin, Founder and Chairperson, Sister to Sister Foundation... 

Dear Ladies,

I am so pleased that you have come to our website in search of information and support, and hope that you will find it a rich and useful resource on your journey to a heart-healthy lifestyle. 

Sister to Sister, established in 2000, has a great deal to be proud of and celebrate as the decade comes to a close. We were the first organization to address the public health crisis that heart disease is the # 1 killer of women, and we have provided more than 80,000 free heart health screenings and counseling interventions while educating more than 200,000 women at our heart health fairs nationwide.

Now, ten years later, we feel it is the right time to move in a direction that will allow us to reach greater numbers of women, more efficiently and effectively.  To that end, we will be shifting our immediate focus away from local heart health fairs to a signature online wellness program that we have been developing for much of the past year.  This program will greatly enhance the tools and community aspects of the website, so please check back here for updates.

In addition, we will focus on our exciting partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, relocating our national operations to Boston in early 2010.  The Abe and Irene Pollin Cardiovascular Program will focus on a Women's Heart Health Research Program, education and awareness, and advocacy to bring about policy change.

Heart Health Month is such an exciting time of year, as awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of women continues to grow.  Every woman has the chance to dramatically reduce her risk of heart disease, which is largely preventable by adopting healthy lifestyle changes. 

Here's to healthy hearts for women everywhere!

Irene Pollin, MSW, PhD (Hon)