Heart health begins at home and in the everyday care of the family doctor. Our care activities are designed to empower women to manage their own health with confidence, while also supporting their primary care providers with information and training. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre is working to improve care both locally and nationally by developing personalized, one-on-one programs as well as digital educational tools.
CardioPrevent program
CardioPrevent is a heart health program that helps people with risk factors lower their chances of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The program accepts individuals who are at moderate to high risk for CVD. Participation requires a referral by a physician or nurse practitioner, and results are shared with the referring provider to support the coordination of care.
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Women@Heart program
The Women@Heart program is a peer support program led by women with heart disease, for women with heart disease that aims to create a caring environment for women to learn from each other. The program will provide women with heart disease, in every community, with access to emotional support, educational support and a caring environment for a better recovery after a cardiac event.
If you are interested a referral is not necessary, please call 613-696-7071.
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
If you’ve already had a heart attack or been given a diagnosis of heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation can help you recover and stay healthy. Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a program of education, counseling and exercise supervised by a medical team. It can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease, decrease pain and reduce the need for medication. Cardiac rehab can also give you the tools and strategies to improve your overall health and reduce your risk factors for heart disease.