Wear Red on National Wear Red Day For Women Friday, February 4, 2005

Wear Red on National Wear Red Day For Women Friday, February 4, 2005

Individuals Are Encouraged to Join Celebrities in Making a Fashion Statement

Against Heart Disease - No. 1 Killer of Women

WHAT:
February 4, 2005 is the American Heart Association's National Wear Red
for Women Day. America will "go red" by donning a favorite red article
of clothing to show their support for the American Heart Association's Go
Red For Women movement. Go Red For Women encourages women to take charge
of their heart health in order to lead stronger, healthier lives.

Those looking to show their support can also wear the official Go Red For
Women Red Dress Pin, the national symbol for the important cause of women
and heart disease. Red dress pins are available free from the American
Heart Association. Get one now by calling 1-888-MY-HEART or logging on
to http://www.americanheart.org/ .

WHEN:
FEBRUARY 4, 2005
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S
NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY FOR WOMEN

WHERE:
Nationwide thousands of individuals, including employees at more than
4,500 companies, national and local news anchors, celebrities and
talk-show hosts will wear red and join in the fight against heart disease
in women. Major landmarks and national monuments (including the Seattle
Space Needle, Empire State Building, Niagara Falls, and even Graceland,
to name a few) will be illuminated in red light to bring additional
awareness to the cause. In addition, daytime TV shows such as Passions
and General Hospital are wearing red dress pins to show their support for
this important movement. Outside the United States, entire national
regions have committed to go red, such as the US territory of Guam.

WHY:
Why red? Red is the symbol for women and heart disease. Wearing red on
February 4 will help raise awareness that heart disease is the number one
killer of women. Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease, take
the lives of nearly 500,000 each year -- about one death per minute.
Wearing red is a simple way to join the Go Red For Women movement.



CONTACT: Kristen Goldberg, +1-617-227-2111, or kgoldberg@coneinc.com , for American Heart Association; or Malinda Mason Miller of American Heart Association, +1-214-706-1644, or malinda.miller@heart.org .

PRNewswire -- Jan. 31


Source: American Heart Association

Web site: http://www.americanheart.org/


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