Make it your Mission to Fight Heart Disease in Women
National Wear Red Day is February 3, 2012

Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s solution to save women’s lives. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. Make It Your Mission to fight heart disease in women. Give 5 women you care about the power to save their lives and invite them to join the American Heart Association as they kick off the Go Red for Women campaign and American Heart Month 2012 in Dayton on Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:30– 7:00 pm. at the Dayton Racquet Club, 40 N Main St # 2820 in Dayton. This exciting event will feature healthy refreshments and entertainment. It is free and open to everyone and is sponsored by Lincoln College of Technology.

Heart disease has already touched you or someone you love, so help us save a woman’s life today. Make It Your Mission to fight heart disease in women and stop the No.1 killer. The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women asks you to bring your network into our network. Tell 5 women you want them to live, and we can help stop heart disease in our lifetime.

 “Thanks to the participation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress have become linked with creating awareness of heart disease in women,” said Kelli Dixon, executive director of the American Heart Association, Miami Valley Division, “Go Red For Women is channeling its energies and resources to challenge real women nationwide to become the best they can be by signing up for Go Red Better U.  Go Red BetterU is the American Heart Association’s free 12-week online program that can save your life. Choose to be a BetterU at GoRedForWomen.org.”

On Friday, Feb. 3, show your support of Go Red For Women, a nationwide movement that celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to band together and wipe out heart disease!  Wear red to work, make a donation to the campaign, and learn how to love your heart by preventing heart disease. More than 10,000 companies participate in Wear Red Day to show their support in the fight against heart disease.  Go Red for Women local media sponsors are WDTN-TV, WDBT-TV, 94.5 LITEFM and Reach Magazine.

WHY GO RED?

Research shows that women who Go Red are more likely to make healthy changes in their lives. For example:

•           More than one-third have lost weight.

•           Nearly fifty percent have increased their exercise.

•           Six out of ten have changed their diets.

•           More than forty percent have checked their cholesterol levels.

•           One-third have talked with their doctors about developing heart health plans.

Visit www.GoRedForWomen.org or call 937-853-3101 to find out more about Wear Red Day and Go Red For Women.

About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, we’re the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke.  To help prevent, treat and defeat these diseases — America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — we fund cutting-edge research, conduct lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and advocate to protect public health.  To learn more or join us in helping all Americans, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit www.heart.org.

About Go Red For Women
Since 2004, Go Red For Women has captured the energy, passion, and intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe our heart disease—the No. 1 killer of women.  Today we want millions of women across American to take heart disease personally.  Using the simple platform “Love Your Heart,” Go Red For Women engages these women—and the men who love them—to embrace the cause.  Healthcare providers, celebrities, and politicians also elevate the cause and spread the word about women and heart disease.  For more information about Go Red For Women, please call 1-888-MY-HEART (1-888-694-3278) or visit www.GoRedForWomen.org.  The movement is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and Merck & Co., Inc.

About National Wear Red Day
The first Friday in February is designated as National Wear Red Day. The American Heart Association shares ownership of National Wear Red Day with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.  Go Red and Go Red For Women are trademarks of AHA. The red dress design is a trademark U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

If you would like more information about GO RED FOR WOMEN, plese visit their website at http://www.goredforwomen.org/