VENTURA — Community Memorial Health System HealthAware, with the American Heart Association, will recognize the 10th anniversary of “National Wear Red Day,” with a free health screening from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 1 at the CMH hospital lobby, 147 N. Brent St., Ventura.
The event includes free blood pressure screening, a pulse oximetry, educational information and an invite for a free Hearth healthy assessment test. The first 100 participants will receive a free Go Red/HealthAware reusable grocery bag and an embroidered red dress sticker.
For more information, call the CMH HealthAware: Heart office at 805-667-2818
About National Wear Red Day:
The American Heart Association, along with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute created National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness of the impact of cardiovascular disease on women. Each year, on the first Friday in February, millions of women and men come together to wear red, take action and commit to fighting this deadly disease. In 2004, the AHA also created Go Red For Women — a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health as well as band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges women to know their risk for heart disease and use the tools that that Go Red For Women provides to take action to reduce their personal risk.
Funds raised by Go Red For Women allow the American Heart Association to help women by offering educational programs, increase women’s understanding about their risk for heart disease and support research to discover scientific knowledge about heart health. We turn science into materials and tools that healthcare providers and decision-makers can use to help women. Scientific guidelines on women and healthcare providers receive the most up-to-date strategies and treatments tailored to a woman’s individual risk.
Since the first National Wear Red Day 10 years ago, tremendous strides have been made in the fight against heart disease in women, including:
- 21% fewer women dying from heart disease
- 23% more women aware that it’s their No. 1 health threat
- Publishing of gender-specific results, established differences in symptoms and responses to medications and women-specific guidelines for prevention and treatment
- Legislation to help end gender disparities
“National Wear Red Day” is sponsored nationally by Macy’s and Merck.
Visit http://goredforwomen.org for more information.