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Go Red
National Wear Red Day brings urgent
awareness to women’s No. 1 health threat
On National Wear Red Day, the
American Heart Association, the leading
global volunteer organization dedicated
to fi ghting heart disease and stroke,
is sharing an important message: Losing
even one woman to cardiovascular disease
(CVD) is too many. Losing even one
woman is not an option.
Despite the devastating impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic, heart disease
remains the leading killer of women in
the U.S., according to the American Heart
Association’s newly released 2021 Heart
Disease & Stroke Statistics. At the same
time, recent market research has indicated
that the youngest most diverse women
are the least aware that cardiovascular disease
is their greatest health threat.
Th at is why it’s important for all women
to take charge of their heart health and
encourage others to do the same.
Women (and men) in New York City
are encouraged to “wear red and give” as
part of the American Heart Association’s
signature movement, Go Red for Women,
nationally sponsored by CVS Health, with
support from National Wear Red Day
matching partner Big Lots, and locally
sponsored by the Elizabeth Elting
Foundation, Pfi zer and ReWire Me by
Rose Caiola.
Heart 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 1 in 3
women – or a third of mothers, sisters and
friends – and cardiac events are on the
rise in young women in their 20s.
Over the past 17 years, Go Red for
Women has funded life-saving women’s
research, advanced public health policy,
championed closing gender gaps in
research and STEM and created a platform
for women to address their greatest
health risk – cardiovascular disease. Go
Red has had a profound impact on women’s
health and will continue to remove
the barriers women face to achieving
good health and well-being and continue
to be a champion for women and women’s
health.
Th e American Heart Association’s Go
Red for Women movement encourages
people to take action through the month
of February by:
Wearing red on National Wear Red Day,
Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, to raise awareness
about cardiovascular disease. Th e iconic
Red Dress pin and other apparel is available
at ShopHeart.org.
Making a donation to support the
lifesaving work of the American Heart
Association at WearRedDay.org. Big Lots
Foundation will match online donations
on National Wear Red Day, up to
$333,000.
Visiting CVS Health and making a
donation at the register until March 8.
Also, donations can be made online at
www.CVSHealth.com/GoRed.
Signing 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.
Joining the conversation by using
#WearRedAndGive on social media.
Learn more at GoRedforWomen.org.
— Courtesy of American Heart
Association
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