About Caring With Heart
About Caring With Heart
Caring With Heart is a recognized non-profit working throughout the state of Virginia and internationally in Africa. Our non-profit was founded in Virginia and utilizes partnerships with local grocers, neighborhoods, and community health departments to educate the community on the impacts of sugar and salt. The mission of the organization continues to be to provide healthier options and curb the devastating effects of cardiovascular disease.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more evident that our communities need greater access to resources and information to assist them with making healthy lifestyle decisions. Chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension continue to plague the nation, especially in lower socioeconomic communities. It has also been proven that those who suffer from other underlying conditions, including hypertension and diabetes, are at greater risk for complications and severity should they contract the coronavirus. These communities desperately need access to food that is both nutritious and affordable, as well as an understanding as to how what we eat affects our body, and it is our goal to be that facilitator.
At the international level, Caring With Heart has also implemented educational programs and outreach in Africa to improve nutrition. It is our belief that everyone should have educational resources and tools needed to implement a healthy lifestyle.
Education
Caring With Heart provides education on the negative effects of sugar and salt through the distribution of knowledge. We do so by going to churches, community centers, and schools to conduct presentations and interviews showcasing the nutritional guides of generally consumed foods and their healthier alternatives. We hold blood pressure drives and Q & A sessions at various community events and take advantage of various social media outlets such as discussion forums, blogs and social networking sites. In the future we will we will be lauching a Youtube channel featuring recipes and exercise programs by dieticians, physicians, and activists in related fields. Let's develop a healthier community together by declaring war on sugar and salt.
Mission Statement
It is the mission, duty, and purpose of Caring With Heart to educate our community on the negative effects of sugar and salt by implementing lifelong practices to prevent, reduce and/or manage hypertension and diabetes in turn decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Vision
To incorporate dietary and nutrition education in combination with fitness to increase the health of communities across America. Facilitate the development of Western Africa's healthcare systems to ensure everyone has access to the fundamental human right of healthcare.
Our Chief Staff
Zainab Musa Tarawally
President
Zainab Musa Tarawally is a Registered Nurse from Freetown, Sierra Leone and has over twenty years of cardiac surgery experience. Initially getting into nursing because of her father’s heart disease, Zainab soon developed a grand passion for taking care of others.
After graduating from Thames Valley University in London, she received her nursing degree, leading her to become the nurse she is today. In 2012, she started “The Cardiac Connection”, a Joint Commission accredited agency that brings awareness to heart disease, helping people realize the effect of sugar and salt. In terms of accolades, Cardiac Connection is a member of the home health care elites, has won the “Best Superior Performer” Award for Patient Satisfaction in 2017, 2018 and is in the top 25 percent of agencies in the country.
In 2020 she co founded Caring With Heart a nonprofit 501c3 the supports the mission of Cardiac Connection and in 2022 she co founded Trans Africa Tele Clinics Gambia Ltd to bridge the health care gap in West Africa. Aside from being a nurse and a businesswoman, Zainab is a mother of two boys, likes to dance, listen to music, and read.
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