From awareness to accountability: implementing the women's heart health action agenda in preventive cardiology✰
6 affiliations
- 1School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia
- 2College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- 3National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, Galway, Ireland
- 4Global Heart Hub, the International Alliance of Heart Patient Organisations, Galway, Ireland
- 5Anna Dé, Healthcare Policy Consultancy, London, United Kingdom
- 6The Davis Women’s Heart Center, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
Abstract
Despite major advances in cardiovascular medicine, women continue to experience persistent inequities in cardiovascular prevention, diagnosis and long-term management. The Women's Heart Health Action Agenda represents a shift from describing these inequities to identifying how they can be addressed through coordinated action across policy, health systems, workforce development, research and public engagement. In this commentary, we discuss the implications of the Action Agenda for preventive cardiology, arguing that improving women's cardiovascular outcomes requires implementation of life-course prevention pathways that routinely incorporate female-specific cardiovascular risk enhancers, strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, embed patient partnership and empower women as active participants in their care. We propose practical opportunities for preventive cardiology to translate evidence into routine practice through health-system redesign, accountability and measurable action. Ultimately, improving women's cardiovascular outcomes will depend not on greater awareness alone, but on moving from awareness to accountability and from evidence to implementation.
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BibTeX
@article{jones2026from,
title = {{From awareness to accountability: implementing the women's heart health action agenda in preventive cardiology✰}},
author = {Jennifer L Jones and Stacy-Ann Walker and Anna Dé and Karen Padilla and Martha Gulati},
journal = {American Journal of Preventive Cardiology},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101787},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101787},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - From awareness to accountability: implementing the women's heart health action agenda in preventive cardiology✰
AU - Jennifer L Jones
AU - Stacy-Ann Walker
AU - Anna Dé
AU - Karen Padilla
AU - Martha Gulati
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/10
JO - American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
DO - 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101787
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101787
AB - Despite major advances in cardiovascular medicine, women continue to experience persistent inequities in cardiovascular prevention, diagnosis and long-term management. The Women's Heart Health Action Agenda represents a shift from describing these inequities to identifying how they can be addressed through coordinated action across policy, health systems, workforce development, research and public engagement. In this commentary, we discuss the implications of the Action Agenda for preventive cardiology, arguing that improving women's cardiovascular outcomes requires implementation of life-course prevention pathways that routinely incorporate female-specific cardiovascular risk enhancers, strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, embed patient partnership and empower women as active participants in their care. We propose practical opportunities for preventive cardiology to translate evidence into routine practice through health-system redesign, accountability and measurable action. Ultimately, improving women's cardiovascular outcomes will depend not on greater awareness alone, but on moving from awareness to accountability and from evidence to implementation.
SN - 2666-6677
ER -