Tara Robinson(FORT WORTH, Texas) A woman who survived three heart attacks in three days at age 40 is now leading an effort to make Black women aware of the risks of heart disease. Tara Robinson, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the founder of the Black Heart Association, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "significantly lower the number of Black deaths caused by heart disease and stroke each year." Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Black women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Across all races, heart disease causes one in every five female deaths each year, while only about half of women know that heart disease is their No. 1 cause of death, according to the CDC. Robinson, now 48, said she had no idea she was at risk for a heart attack, even though she later realized she had symptoms months before, including fatigue, numbness in her arm and pain in her neck. "I had 99% blockage in my main artery, kn
/PRNewswire/ Today, the CDC Foundation launches a new campaign, "Live to the Beat," to help address cardiovascular disease in Black adults in the United.