Wear Red for Women
Go Red for Women movement urges women to take action
The American Heart Association, the
world’s leading nonprofit 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.,
Montefiore, Mount Sinai Heart, Northwell
Health, NYU Langone, Pfizer 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 five 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
Pat Kane, RN,
as Executive Director.
Pat worked in the cardiac operating room at Staten Island University Hospital (now
SIUH/Northwell Health) and served as NYSNA Treasurer. We are very fortunate to
now have her leadership.
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