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National Wear Red Day brings awareness to heart disease and strokes
The Go Red for Women campaign urges women to take action to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease.
February 5, 2021 10:37 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Friday is National Wear Red Day. The movement brings awareness to heart disease and strokes. According to the American Heart Association, 45 percent of women over the age of 20 have a cardiovascular disease.
“It’s a really great day for us to raise awareness for women that have heart disease, cardiovascular disease,” American Heart Association Communications Director Shannon Hilaire said. “It is their number one killer.”