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Today is National Wear Red Day: Help bring awareness to heart disease in women
The American Heart Association s Go Red for Women helps put the spotlight on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Author: Meg Hambach Updated: 1:46 PM EST February 5, 2021
CLEVELAND Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, heart disease is still the leading killer of women in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association s newly released 2021 Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics. And other recent research suggests that many young women aren t aware that cardiovascular disease is their greatest health threat.
“Experts say the effects of COVID-19 are likely to influence cardiovascular health and mortality rates for many years to come, directly and as a result of increased lifestyle-related risks during and after the pandemic,” said Tracy Behnke, Executive Director of the American Heart Association. “It’s really important to take the time during Heart Month t
#GoRedForWomen: National Wear Red Day raises awareness of heart health
Cardiovascular disease leading killer of women in the US
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Are you familiar with the connection between your cardiovascular health and COVID-19? (Photo used with permission from Heart & Vascular Institute)
DETROIT – Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, according to the American Heart Association.
According to the association’s newly released 2021 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, heart disease kills one woman approximately every 80 seconds. Cardiac events are on the rise in women in their 20s.
The association is calling on women to spread awareness about cardiac health on Friday, which is National Wear Red Day. Women and men are encouraged to “wear red and give” as part of the Go Red For Women movement.
February was first declared American Heart Month in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, nine years after he had a heart attack. American Heart Month kicks off on the first of the month, and on the first Friday of the month, you are encouraged to wear red in support of eradicating heart disease and stroke, as heart disease remains the number one killer of women. Reporter Cassidy Taylor called Dr. Edith Jones Poland to talk about Go Red for Women and what they are doing to raise awareness.
“Cardiovascular disease kills one woman every 80 seconds.”
Go Red for Women was first launched 2004 as the American Heart Association’s global initiative to end heart disease and stroke in women. This year, Dr. Edith Jones-Poland of Yucca Valley is serving as the chairwoman for the American Heart Association Go Red for Women in the Coachella Valley and the Hi-Desert.