VESTIDO ROJO
Vestido Rojo is an annual community event designed to increase awareness of heart disease and stroke among Latino women. During the event, a Latino Physician is invited as the main speaker to present on the topic of heart disease prevention. The ADH Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the American Heart Association initiated this event five years ago. In 2016 this event was attended by more than 300 Latino women from Central Arkansas, this makes it the biggest Latino women event in Central Arkansas. Madrinas are recruited and attend a series of trainings (3) in preparation for the event. Madrinas are Latino women leaders who are willing to recruit 10 or more women from the community for the event. During the Madrinas trainings, they learn among other things, how to take blood pressure, make CPR hands only, exercise, and healthy eating. Madrinas will help to teach these topics to their invitees at the event.