1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke each year.
Celebrate National Wear Red Day with Go Red
For Women on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 to help save women’s lives.
Join the movement nationwide and learn how you can honor women like you on
this important day in the information below
Why RED?
Because it’s the color of our hearts
For more information please visit the American Heart
Association’s website at:
Behind National Wear Red
Day®
Ask any stylist, job coach or dating expert and they’ll
tell you that red stands out. Eyes are immediately drawn to it. Some even say
that the color red is a confidence booster and makes you feel
powerful. Maybe that’s why we chose the color red to signify our fight
against the No. 1 killer in women. Maybe it’s just a coincidence that it’s also
the color of our hearts.
In 2003, the American Heart Association and the National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute took action against a disease that was claiming
the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year – a disease that women
weren’t paying attention to. A disease they truly believed, and many still
believe to this day, affects more men than women.
Stemming from that action, National Wear Red Day was
born. It’s held on the first Friday in February every year to raise awareness
about heart disease being the No. 1 killer of women.
This coming National Wear Red Day, Feb. 6, 2015, marks
our 12-year anniversary. And looking back on all we’ve accomplished, we’ve
really made tremendous strides. They include:
- Nearly 90% of women have made at
least one healthy behavior change.
- More than one-third of women has
lost weight.
- More than 50% of women have
increased their exercise.
- 6 out of 10 women have changed
their diets.
- More than 40% of women have
checked their cholesterol levels.
- One third of women has talked with
their doctors about developing heart health plans.
But despite our progress, women are still dying. They’re
still unaware of their risks and the facts. And now’s not the time for
complacency. It’s time to stand stronger, speak louder and join us in the fight
this National Wear Red Day.
