National Wear Red Day - Tuesday, Feb 2nd
Tuesday is National Wear Red Day, part of The Heart Truth campaign of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in American Women.
Update: One commenter points out that the day is part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. It's a bit confusing, as the NHLBI lists AHA as a partner in its materials, but National Wear Red Day does seem to have started with the AHA. Both organizations are promoting and celebrating the event. However, the American Heart Association features an online shop with some proceeds donated to the cause.
Resources:
Lower Heart Disease Risk - NHLBI
What is the Heart Truth?
Keep the Beat Heart Healthy Recipes - downloadable as a PDF
Heart Disease in Women - National Library of Medicine
Heart Disease in Women - MayoClinic.com
Facts About Women and Heart Disease - American Heart Association
Women and Heart Disease Facts - Women's Heart Foundation
Heart Diseases-Prevention - National Library of Medicine
Update: One commenter points out that the day is part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. It's a bit confusing, as the NHLBI lists AHA as a partner in its materials, but National Wear Red Day does seem to have started with the AHA. Both organizations are promoting and celebrating the event. However, the American Heart Association features an online shop with some proceeds donated to the cause.
Resources:
posted by Rachel at 2/01/2007
1 Comments:
Just so you know, National Wear Red Day is actually part of the Go Red for Women campaign of the American Heart Association. To support the campaign you can visit www.shopgored.com or www.americanheart.org for more information.
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