The Heart Truth: What a red dress has to do with it.
January 12, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Women's Health
The Heart Truth wants you to wear a red dress on Friday, February 6.
And not just so you’ll look sexy either!
The Heart Truth is a national campaign to help increase awareness of heart disease in women. Did you know it’s the #1 killer of women?
The Red Dress became the symbol for women and heart disease in 2002. A red dress was chosen for its ability to grab attention and show that heart disease isn’t just an issue for men. But don’t worry, you may also wear a red shirt or pin to show your support. I’m posting this early so you have no excuse 
The campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
The chart below, from The Heart Truth campaign, gives you a quick overview of why heart disease demands urgent attention, but you can get more info at hearttruth.gov from NHLBI or goredforwomen.org by the American Heart Association.
Chart is from NHLBI.
