NEENAH, Wis. (NBC26) -- February is American Heart Month for the American Heart Association. To celebrate and spread awareness the Go Red for Women campaign encourages everyone to wear red on Friday, February 7th.
According to the American Heart Association cardiovascular disease kills one woman every 80 seconds and takes more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease and stroke also impacts the lives of one in three women.
Experts say 80% of cardiovascular diseases can be prevented through small changes to diet and lifestyle, but a gap in care for women's heart and brain health continue to exist.
Here are some ways to help recognize and support Go Red for Women:
- Wear red on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in women.
- 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 movement by using #FCGoesRed, #GBGoesRed and #GoRedForWomen on social media.
- You can also donate by by texting “fcheart” to 41444 to make a gift to the AHA.
