Prescription for Health: Heart Disease (2013)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-02-08
Duration: 00:06:42
Subjects: Whitfield, Rani G. | Health | Heart Disease
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Whitfield, Rani Interviewee
Description
This “Prescription for Health” segment from the February 8, 2013, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s on-set interview with Dr. Rani Whitfield on American Heart Month. Dr. Whitfield discusses: the American Heart Association’s new goals for reducing heart disease and stroke by 2020; the impact of heart disease on women; the importance of lifestyle changes; the tenth anniversary of the “Go Red for Women” campaign; common heart tests; and the symptoms of heart disease.