Did you know – 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke every year and approximately 80% is preventable!

In 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) created Go Red for Women^® campaign to provide education, support and increase funding for heart disease and treatment. One of the major events from the Go Red for Women^® campaign includes the National Wear Red Day^®! Every year since the National Wear Red Day^® was introduced Americans are challenged to wear red, paint your community red, and create activities to focus on helping save women’s lives through support, research and funding.

The AHA can boast about some major shifts in the lives of women since their program was developed.
Here are a few accomplishments:

• Almost 90% of women have made at least one healthy modification
• Exercise has increased and weight has been lost
• Fewer women are dying from heart disease and stroke
• Death rates have decreased by more than 30%

Continue this tradition by helping us raise awareness to end this killer of women. Celebrate National Wear Red Day^® with Go Red for Women^® on Friday, Feb 6, 2015. It’s easy and fun to participate and the best part is help give back to your family and community.

Here’s some ways you can help:

1. Wear RED to show your support!
2. Share your RED! Use the hashtag #GoRed on all social media
3. Donate to help raise money for awareness and research.
4. Learn CPR and AED Functionality -CPR Choice is your source to learn the skills needed to save a life!  It is a very small price to pay versus watching the ones you love pass in front of you. Sign up for a CPR course in Knoxville or the Tri-Cities today!  Teaching CPR is more than our job; it is saving lives.

Visit GoRedforWomen.org for more information including fundraising, how to donate and utilize free tools and resources to make this National Wear Red Day^® the best one yet!