The American Heart Association rallied women in the Rochester area to take charge of their health on Friday, February 2, as a part of the Association’s Go Red for Women® National Wear Red Day. The event helped mark the day and launched February as American Heart Month.
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women. In fact, nearly 45% of women over age 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease. On National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association’s premier women’s initiative, Go Red for Women®, urged everyone to join in championing better health and well-being for all women.
At the heart of it, National Wear Red Day is about raising awareness and spreading education to save more women’s lives. There are many ways to save a life, both big and small. Whether it’s learning Hands-Only CPR so more people get the life-saving help they need in an emergency, joining Research Goes Red to ensure women are represented in cardiovascular research, inviting a friend to work out, finally making it to that doctor’s appointment you’ve been postponing, or simply taking a quiet moment alone to de-stress and practice self-care; heart health is personal, and always worth the investment.
At Strong Memorial Hospital, UR Medicine Cardiac Care and the American Heart Association provided education and blood pressure screening, along with CPR demonstrations featuring the mobile Hands-Only CPR training kiosk.
“National Wear Red Day is about more than kicking off American Heart Month, it’s about women coming together and demanding more when it comes to the health and well-being of our communities,” said Salley Thornton, American Heart Association advisory board chairwoman and director of field marketing and events at Toshiba American Business Solutions. “This is a great example of women across the country, not just here in Rochester, banding together to unite against the No. 1 killer of women. This is always important but especially true in 2024 as the American Heart Association celebrates its 100th birthday.”
According to the American Heart Association’s 2024 Heart Disease & Stroke Statistical Update, cardiovascular disease remains the greatest health threat for women. This is why the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women® movement, nationally sponsored by CVS Health, is asking women to make bold moves today for healthier tomorrows.
Learn more at http://GoRedforWomen.org or learn Hands-Only CPR at http://heart.org/HandsOnlyCPR.
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