Join with us on Friday, February 1, 2008, as WHPLibrary staff participates in National Wear Red Day—a day when Americans will wear red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Unfortunately, the "Heart Truth" is that women don't take their risk of heart disease seriously—or personally.
Women often fail to make the connection between risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and their own chance of developing heart disease. The "Heart Truth" is that one in four women dies of heart disease. Heart disease can also lead to disability and a significantly decreased quality of life.
What's a Red Dress got to do with it? It's a simple visual alert to get the message heard loud and clear: "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear—It's the #1 Killer of Women."
The Heart Truth campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For National Wear Red Day ideas and resources available in Spanish, go to the en español page.
For more information:
FAQ on Heart Disease: US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Heart Disease in Women: Medline
Online Heart Checkup: American Heart Association
Ten Questions to ask your Doctor: Laura Bush