Women's Coaches Join Heart Health Collective
Twenty-two women's college basketball coaches have joined the American Heart Association's 2026 Go Red for Women Hearts on the Court Collective.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Heart Disease
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The American Heart Association's 2026 Go Red for Women Hearts on the Court Collective now includes 22 women's college basketball coaches. The group will share women's cardiovascular health messages throughout the 2026-27 season.
Why it matters
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, and the Collective aims to raise awareness and encourage women to seek care and support. Its messages are grounded in Life's Essential 8 for Women.
The American Heart Association projects that nearly 6 in 10 U.S. women will have some form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, and more than 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. The source does not report how the Collective's outreach will be measured.
The players
Kim Mulkey
Kim Mulkey is the head women's basketball coach at Louisiana State University and a prominent figure in the college sport, who leads the Collective.
Teri Moren
Teri Moren is the head women's basketball coach at Indiana University and a member of the Collective.
Niele Ivey
Niele Ivey is the head women's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Collective.
The details
Collective members will share health messages through social media and other team and community platforms, addressing risk factors across adolescence, midlife, pregnancy and postpartum, perimenopause and menopause. Indiana University's Teri Moren and Notre Dame's Niele Ivey are among the participating coaches, and the Collective is led by LSU head coach Kim Mulkey.
Timeline
2026: Go Red for Women Hearts on the Court Collective launched.
2026-27 women's college basketball season: Collective members share cardiovascular health messages.
2050: Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. women projected to have cardiovascular disease.
Health Landscape
The campaign extends the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 framework into women's college athletics as a public education channel. It builds on the Go Red for Women initiative to address cardiovascular disease, which the source identifies as the leading cause of death among women.
Women can use the Collective's messages to understand risk factors across life stages, including pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause. The source emphasizes that more than 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable.
The takeaway
Cardiovascular disease is preventable in most cases, and the Collective's messages are built around Life's Essential 8 for Women. Women can start by reviewing those eight health factors with their own clinicians.
Further reading
Explore more on Heart Disease and related cardiovascular health coverage.
More information
Find Go Red for Women heart health resources from the American Heart Association.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Madison Courier.
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