WomenHeart Champion Mildred C. Rodriguez was honored recently by Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital for leading the way in raising awareness among Hispanic-American women of their high risk for heart disease and initiating Spanish language education and support services.WomenHeart is the only national organization providing education and support to women living with heart disease. Rodriguez is a member of the national corps of WomenHeart Champions, a group of heart disease survivors trained at the WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium at the Mayo Clinic to be volunteer community educators and support network coordinators.
Locally, Rodriguez leads a free monthly support group that meets at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital. Through her work with WomenHeart, she emerged as a national voice for the Hispanic-American community.
