Sustainers Fall Leadership Meeting

In October (sadly the same night the Phillies playoffs hopes were dashed) over 50 Sustainers

attended the Fall Membership Meeting at Teca Restaurant. After our meal and League

business, we were treated to a lecture by renowned cardiologist Dr Helene Glassberg, MD. Dr

Glassberg is a past professor of Cardiology at Penn and has been featured in the NY Times and

The Today Show. She has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Greater Philadelphia

Branch of the American Heart Association. She has been voted the Philadelphia Woman of

Heart, their woman of the year award.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and Dr Glassberg explained why both

cultural norms and biases built into the healthcare system contribute to that and the inequities

in diagnosis and treatment between women and men. Talking about the “Go Red For Women”

initiative, using an interactive format with the audience we learned about this and things that

we as women over 40 can do to stay healthy, lower our risks and learn to advocate for

ourselves in the healthcare system. She took questions from the audience on a wide variety of

additional topics, from taking aspirin to GLP-1 use. It was an incredibly informative evening!