Be One in A Million Hearts: Gail's Story
1,823 views · Published 15 December 2011 · 2:31 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 2011 · News & Politics
Million Hearts(TM) is a national initiative to prevent 1 million hearts attacks and strokes over the next five years. In this video, 55-year-old Gail recounts her personal experience with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and shares how she manages her risks for CVD by knowing her family history and making small, simple changes to maintain good heart health. The video concludes with a message from Janet Wright, Executive Director of Million Hearts, who invites others like you to share stories of how heart disease and stroke have touched your lives on Twitter and Facebook. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=e2bcfcee83605c79acf52077f20d0fce20111214123916885
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