Wear Red Day Friday, February 3, 2012

Celebrate National Wear Red Day® on Friday, February 3, 2012 when Americans nationwide will wear red to show their support for women's heart health. Show off your favorite red dress, red shirt, red tie, or Red dress Pin to raise awareness that heart disease—the #1 killer of women—is largely preventable.

Join Cardiology Associates and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, and many other groups to promote National Wear Red Day in Arkansas.

The Heart Truth® created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to remind women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspire them to take action. National Wear Red Day promotes the symbol and provides an opportunity for everyone—men and women alike—to unite in this life-saving awareness-to-action movement by wearing anything and everything red!

Let us know your company, school or group is taking part in Wear Red Day and we will send you some educational support materials for your office or group. Contact us by sending us a message today!

The Heart Truth—a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease—created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wakeup call to American women.

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR AMERICAN WOMEN (2007)

One in four women dies from heart disease. It's the #1 killer of women, regardless of race or ethnicity. It also strikes at younger ages than most people think, and the risk rises in middle age. And, two-thirds of women who have heart attacks never fully recover.

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