The countdown to National Wear Red Day is on! This year The American Heart Association celebrates 10 YEARS of going red!
In 2003, the American Heart Association faced a challenge; ardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an “older man's disease.” To dispel these myths of heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women, the American Heart Association, along with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute created National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness of this critical issue. Each year, on the first Friday in February, millions of women and men come together to wear red, take action and commit to fighting this deadly disease.
One year later, in 2004, the AHA also created Go Red For Women - a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health as well as band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges women to know their risk for heart disease and use the tools that that Go Red For Women provides to take action to reduce their personal risk.
Tell me, how will you Go Red this year?!
Over the past couple years, I have commemorated NWRD and this year will be no different. I'll definitely be rocking out my red on that Friday and help raise awareness. Also, my favorite color is red, so this day has a special place in my heart (pun intended). Thanks for sharing, Ashley :)
ReplyDeleteRuby B. Johnson,
Miss Sierra Leone USA.
Thanks so much Ruby! Be sure to post your photo wearing red on my wall at facebook.com/MissLAIntl2013
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