The Women's Heart Bus

The Women's Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation launched the Women's Heart Bus in 2021 — a travelling awareness, information and prevention campaign focused on cardiovascular and gynaecological diseases. The aim is to deploy a fully equipped screening device across France and beyond, and to reach out to women in situations of vulnerability.

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Lille acts for the heart of the women of Lille

The Heart Bus will be launched in Lille on September 29, World Heart Day. It will then travel to Marseille, Avignon, La Rochelle and Saint-Etienne, 3 days per city, to offer screening for cardiovascular disease to women in precarious situations, and prevention advice to all others. The aim of the [...]

A look back at the Women's Heart Auction

A few powerful video images from the auction held on June 17, 2021, organized by Tajan to benefit Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes, to help finance the Bus du Cœur. The 150 lots were donated by celebrities from the worlds of art, entertainment and sport, as well as by major wineries, hotels and luxury [...]

A Heart Bus to combat cardiovascular disease in women

86% of women in precarious situations have health needs, and require appropriate care, by organizing access to care and a coordinated pathway. Sudden isolation during periods of confinement, sometimes accentuated by family and emotional breakdowns, has weighed heavily on their health, both mental [...]

Women's Heart Auction

The Bus du Coeur will meet them in their town. It will enable health professionals to screen for cardio-gynaecological diseases, give advice on prevention, stress management, diet, sleep and physical activity, and also put these women back into a coordinated follow-up, in partnership with local [...]

Pr Claire Mounier-Vehier presents the Lille stage of the Bus du Coeur

The Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes Heart Bus will be in Lille on September 29, 30 and October 1. This first stage and national launch are being carried out in close collaboration with the City of Lille, which is strongly committed to a supportive health policy. The Bus du Coeur will visit women in [...]

AGIR ensemble pour la santé des femmes précaires (Working together for the health of precarious women)

Women's health differs from that of men for biological reasons linked to sex, but also because of gender-specific behaviors that impact our health to varying degrees (1). In terms of health, some medical events are highly specific to women: pregnancy, genital life, contraception, menopause, [...]

Why We’re Taking the Heart Bus to Women in Vulnerable Situations

In a podcast for Pharma radio, Prof. Claire Mounier-Véhier, MD, who cofounded Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) with Thierry Drilhon, shared what the foundation will be doing with some big cities in autumn 2021 to support women using a gynecardiology care [...]

How You Can Help Address the Women’s Heart Health Emergency

Christine, age 46, died from a cardiac arrest on her daughter’s 14th birthday, which was also the day before her oldest son’s wedding. She hadn’t been feeling well that evening, but didn’t say anything to her kids because she didn’t want to ruin the party. But her death could have been [...]