Women’s Heart Disease Awareness – National Wear Red Day is February 6, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009, is National Wear Red Day – a day when Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. The statistics are alarming:
- Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
- One in 4 American women dies of heart disease; 1 in 30 dies of breast cancer.
The good news is that both men and women can lower their risk of heart disease by as much as 82 percent by leading a healthy lifestyle. You can join the National awareness movement by wearing red on February 6, and encourage your family, friends, and coworkers to do the same. Anyone can participate by showing off a favorite red dress, shirt, or tie, or Red Dress Pin.
The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and other partner organizations. The campaign launched the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wakeup call to American women.
If you want to spread the word about The Heart Truth and National Wear Red Day, try the following ideas:
- Wear red on February 6. February 6 is National Wear Red Day!
- Check out the National Wear Red Day Toolkit to find easy tools to support awareness.
- Add the National Wear Red Day widget to your blog or web site.
- On Facebook? Show your support by joining the The Heart Truth Fan page.
- Visit The Heart Truth delicious page for news about the campaign.
The Heart Truth and Red Dress are trademarks of DHHS.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:36 am
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August 3rd, 2010 at 3:18 am
I was not aware about this day, but i would like to participate in next year’s national wear red day that is on 9 February 2011.Of course i would encourage to my family as well as my friends & i am sure that my friends will strongly support me on this day.
Thanks for sharing it!
September 13th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Heart disease is the number one killer for the US population as a whole and the obesity epidemic has only made this disease more prevalent. It’s important to promote healthy lifestyles and not just weight loss.
http://www.obesity–news.com
October 21st, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Like “buy women cocktail dresses” i was not aware of this event and I would happily participate in next years event. This is a great cause!
December 9th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Heart disease may not show symptoms prior which need to be watchful about. Some common symptoms are some forms of pain, discomfort sensation or pressure in the center of the trunk or chest. However chest pain is not mostly acute in females.
http://www.womenhealthcenter.net/womens-heart-disease.html