February 7 - National Wear Red Day

Happy National Wear Red Day! On the first Friday in February, this day is an annual campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women.  

Heart disease and stroke kill one in three women. These diseases are eighty percent preventable according to Go Red for Women’s official website. 

Go to www.goredforwomen.org for more information. 

This national campaign has revved up its red! 

HOW TO OBSERVE

• • Wear red to show your support for saving women’s lives 
• • Show us how you Go Red on your social media profiles using #GoRedWearRed 
• • Donate to help raise funds for awareness and research.  Get your red gear at shopheart.org and a portion of every purchase goes back to the programming and mission of the American Heart Association. 
• • Know your numbers.  Find out more about your risk factors at the American Heart Associationwebsite. 
• • #GoRedGetFit – earn prizes and get healthy while fighting heart disease with the American Heart Association.  Find out more at GoRedForWomen.org or join the challenge on Facebook GoRedGetFit. 

HISTORY 

The Go Red for Women campaign started in 2004 when the American Heart Association took on the challenge of raising awareness about the number one cause of death in women. 

#GoRedWearRed
#GoRedGetFit 

@AmericanHeart 

@nichecinema 

DATES 

February 05, 2021 
February 04, 2022 
February 03, 2023 
February 02, 2024 
February 07, 2025 
February 06, 2026 
February 05, 2027 
February 04, 2028 
February 02, 2029 
February 01, 2030