Friday, February 6, 2009

National Wear Red Day!

Today is National Wear Red Day! A day for American's everywhere to take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness by wearing the color red.

Some statistics:
Heart disease affects women of all races & ethnic groups
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in Maryland
1 in 4 women in Maryland die of heart disease

The good news is that both men & women can lower their risk of heart disease up to 82% by leading a healthly lifestlye. Encourage your family, friends, and co-workers to wear red today to show their support for Women's heart disease awareness. Any red works; a dress, shirt, jacket, scarf, tie, pin.

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