Omaha Goes Red in Support of Women’s Heart and Brain Health

The American Heart Association (www.heart.org/Omaha) raised nearly $400,000 for its lifesaving mission through the 2016 Omaha Go Red For Women Expo sponsored locally by Methodist Health System with media sponsors KMTV Action 3 News, Star 104.5 and metroMagazine. Led by Go Red For Women Expo Chair Diane Duren of Union Pacific with Cindy Bay chairing Circle of Red and Tom, Barrett and Bo Ruud chairing Men Go Red For Women, the event was Aug. 30 at Embassy Suites in La Vista.

Hosted by 4, 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Action 3 News co-anchor Jennifer Griswold and Star 104.5 morning co-host Terri McCormick, 750 people attended the event, which started with a health expo and educational breakout sessions. The evening also included a live auction and the inspiring story of Tamsen Butler, who survived a stroke in July 2015.

The next Omaha Go Red For Women Expo, chaired by SAC Federal Credit Union’s Gail DeBoer, is Sept. 12, 2017. Methodist Health System is the local presenting sponsor with Union Pacific, SAC Federal Credit Union, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington Capital Group, QLI, CQuence Health Group, Consolidated Water Solutions and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital already signed-on to support.

Proceeds from the Go Red For Women Expo fund not only groundbreaking scientific research but also public health education and professional training throughout the state. In 2015, the American Heart Association funded $2.3 million in research in Nebraska alone.

Heart disease is No. 1 killer of women in the United States, claiming the lives of one in three women. The national Go Red For Women movement, sponsored by Macy’s, aims to change that statistic.

For more information on the Go Red For Women events and other events in Omaha, visit www.heart.org/Omaha.

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