Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative

Virtual | In-person

Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative (WCHI) is Canada's first gender-specialized Cardiac Rehabilitation Program located at Women’s College Hospital (WCH). The program opened its doors in 1996 to provide cardiac rehabilitation and primary prevention for women. A multidisciplinary health care team offers a comprehensive assessment and lifestyle counselling, education and support through individual and group sessions for women with cardiac conditions or those at high risk for heart disease.

An on-site exercise program is available for those participants who require medically supervised exercise training and will have an opportunity to meet graduate volunteers for peer support. Our goal is to help women recover from a heart attack, surgery, or help women living with a cardiac condition make healthy lifestyle changes, provide support and self-management tools to live a heart-healthy life in their community. WCH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and conducts innovative research focused on women and heart disease.

Location: Toronto, ON
Address: 76 Grenville Street, Cardiology 4th Floor, Toronto ON M5S 1B2
Contact: Faith Delos-Reyes R.Kin & Debbie Childerhose Reg.PT, Program Coordinators
Tel:416-323-6400 Ext. 4883
Email: [email protected]