National Wear Red Day

Despite the devasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiovascular disease remains the leading killer of women in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association’s newly released 2021 Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics.

Heart disease kills one woman approximately every 80 seconds, taking more lives than all forms of cancer combined, and cardiac events are on the rise in young women in their 20s.At the same time, recent market research has indicated that the youngest, most diverse groups of women are the least aware that cardiovascular disease is their greatest health threat,

The American Heart Association, the leading global volunteer organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is calling on women to spread awareness on National Wear Red Day®, Feb. 5, that one in three women is dying from cardiovascular disease.

Women (and men) are encouraged to wear red on Feb. 5. Just be sure dress code guidelines are followed. 

For more information, visit the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" website.

You can help educate the public and call attention to this initiative by posting a selfie of yourself decked out in red on social media. Just use the hashtags #WVUMedicine and #WearRedDay. You can also visit the WVU Medicine Facebook page and share a photo and comment about how you stay heart healthy.