National Wear Red Day!

 

 

Today is National Wear Red Day and we are urging women and people from all walks of life to "go red" and "glow red" in order to bring attention to the No. 1 killer of women - heart disease.

Cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, claim more women's lives annually than the next four causes of death combined. The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women is asking everyone to Go Red by wearing red, living a healthy lifestyle and spreading the message that heart disease is killing our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends.
Participate in the movement, raise awareness about the No. 1 killer of women, and download free resources at GoRedForWomen.org/WearRedDay. 

  #WhyGoRed Facts

• 90% of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
• Cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women's deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute.
• Women are less likely to call 9-1-1 when they are having symptoms of a heart attack.
• Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined, but is often undiagnosed.

References:

www.heart.org