National Wear Red Day
GO RED THE FIRST FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women. We wear RED to be seen, to be counted, to be heard, and to make an impact. Women at every age, stage and season of life need our support as we take on our greatest health threat – cardiovascular disease.
On Friday, February 7, National Wear Red Day®, let’s all GO RED together. Women play many important roles in their world - family, community, workplace and beyond. This February, IPHA joins the the American Heart Association and Go Red for Women to encourage every woman, parent, friend, and co-worker to be armed with the knowledge, skill and confidence to be ready to save a life.
According to a new report by the American Heart Association and McKinsey Health Institue, closing the cardiovascular-disease gap between men and women could help women regain 1.6 million years of life lost because of poor health and early death and boost the US economy by $28 billion annually by 2040.
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women. Cardiovascular conditions in the United States make up at least a third of the women’s health gap because of inequities between women and men in care delivery, efficacy, and data availability.
- Addressing heart health at every life stage can improve a woman’s quality of life and overall health. It could lead to at least 1.6 million years of higher-quality life and boost the US economy by $28 billion annually by 2040.
- In the United States, Black women have a higher prevalence of and morbidity from CVD than non-Black women do.
Read the full report here.