Red is for love and red is for roses. Red is for danger and is a reminder to stop at an intersection. Red is for candied liquorice and M&Ms. Red is for fire trucks and for “red letter days”. Red is for a sunburn and results from becoming very angry or even embarrassed. Red is for funky tennis shoes, a drop of blood and crayons. Red also is in fashion and encouraged to be worn Friday, February 3 to support a heart health awareness campaign aimed at women, though men are encouraged to join in as well and support the cause.
The American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women” campaign (www.goredforwomen.org) is a national effort to foster awareness for recognizing that heart disease is a leading cause of death among adults – women AND men. This special effort focuses on women’s health awareness because heart disease and heart attacks, typically in research and media coverage, over the years have largely been long associated with men only - to the exclusion of women.
If you begin your research of this heart health issue by visiting the AHA’s Go Red For Women web site, you’ll find that heart disease among women is a very serious health issue that undoubtedly touches the lives of many – including you perhaps.
Though typically I do not so advocate specific causes in the contents of this column (because if you do it for one then you perhaps should do it for so many more) the issue of heart disease in women hits close to home here and for many others on my planet. So on February 3, please wear some red and show your support and let others know that you are, as well, behind the effort to educate and increase public awareness of a very serious women’s health issue. Thanks.
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