BRONX TIMES REPORTER,26 FEBRUARY 7-13, 2020 BTR
Go Red for Women
movement urges women
to take action
The American Heart Association,
the world’s leading nonprofi t organization
focused on heart and brain health
for all, together with its signature
movement, Go Red for Women, encourages
you to ‘wear red and give’ today on
National Wear Red Day to raise awareness
of cardiovascular disease: women’s
greatest health threat.
Cardiovascular disease kills one
woman every 80 seconds and takes
more lives than all forms of cancer
combined. Heart disease and stroke
also impact the lives of one in three
women – or a third of mothers, sisters
and friends – and cardiac events are on
the rise in young women in their 20s.
While 80 percent of cardiovascular
diseases can be prevented through
modest changes to diet and lifestyle, disparities
in care for women’s heart and
brain health continue to exist. In addition,
heart disease and stroke symptoms
can present differently in women
compared to men. Women also make up
less than half of all clinical trial participants
globally, with women of color
only accounting for three percent.
As a result, more research is needed
to close gender disparity gaps when
it comes to cardiovascular research,
treatment and care.
The American Heart Association’s
Go Red for Women movement, nationally
sponsored by CVS Health and New
York City Go Red sponsors are the Elizabeth
Elting Foundation, Rewire Me
by Rose Caiola and UBS. Additional local
support comes from Estée Lauder,
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., Montefi ore,
Mount Sinai Heart, Northwell Health,
NYU Langone, Pfi zer and Valerie Wilson
Travel and through the month of
February to help save lives of women
around the world.
Here’s how you can join Go Red for
Women in support of women’s health:
• Wear red on National Wear Red Day,
Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 to raise awareness
about cardiovascular disease – the
leading cause of death in women
• The iconic Red Dress Pin and other
apparel at is available at ShopHeart.
org.
• Make a donation to support the lifesaving
work of the American Heart Association
at WearRedDay.org.
• CVS Health is the national sponsor of
the American Heart Association’s Go
Red for Women Movement and will be
offering no-cost heart-health screenings
at MinuteClinic® locations nationwide
every Thursday in February.
• Sign up to participate in the lifesaving
clinical trial research through
the American Heart Association’s Go
Red for Women movement and Verily’s
Project Baseline: Research Goes Red
initiative.
• Join the conversation by using #WearRedAndGive
on social media.
Cardiovascular diseases continue
to be a woman’s greatest health threat.
To treat, beat and prevent heart disease
and stroke, women should understand
family health history, know
their fi ve key personal health numbers
- these help determine risk for heart
disease and stroke: total cholesterol,
HDL (good) cholesterol, blood pressure,
blood sugar and body mass index
– and make healthy behavior changes
like moving more, eating smart and
managing blood pressure.
— Courtesy of American Heart Association
/WearRedDay.org