Did you know that Heart Disease is the no. 1 killer amongst Women than all cancers combined?  Every year more and more Women will die from this preventable disease. It doesn’t matter if you are a Firefighter, EMT, Medic, Police Officer or in any other profession, heart disease can affect any one of us.  The fact remains that it affects women over 20 years old, one in three deaths each year.  That is way too many.

The oldest Dallas-based organization, The American Heart Association (heart.org or 1-800-AHA-USA1) teams up with millions of volunteers and is devoted to helping saving people’s lives from Heart Disease and Strokes, no. 1 and no. 3 killers.  Their mission is simple:  help fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies and to provide life saving tools and information to prevent and treat these two main  diseases. 

Their nationwide movement, ‘Go Red For Women’ has teamed up with Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth Banks to share the truth about Heart Disease, a no. 1 killer.  Check out Ms. Banks’ perfor-mance on AHA’s website Just A Little Heart Attack.   

GoRedForWomen.org is a premier source of information and education, connecting millions of women of all ages and gives them tangible resources to turn personal choices into life-saving actions.  Additional information can be located on their website at www.goredforwomen.org or by calling 1-888-694-3278.

Women are getting involved as well as the men who love them and embrace this cause.  Tell a loved one, a friend, a sister, your mom or girlfriend about this cause and how they too can get involved. 

This movement was created by women for women and dedicated to uncovering the truth about heart disease.  This movement is Nationally Sponsored by Macy’s and Merck & Co Inc.

Don’t forget to wear your  RED on February 3rd to build Awareness and Inspiration.

(Resources: American Heart Association, goredforwomen.org)