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HIN Health Action e-Bulletin

November 29, 2007

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Get Ready for National Wear Red Day 2008

Help spread the word that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women on Friday, February 1, 2008, by celebrating the fifth annual National Wear Red Day. This observance provides an opportunity for everyone to unite nationwide in this life-saving women's heart health awareness movement by showing off a favorite red dress, shirt, or tie, and Red Dress Pin.

Make a difference in women's lives by using The Heart Truth tools below to get ready for National Wear Red Day 2008.


Plan a National Wear Red Day Event

If you want to promote National Wear Red Day in your local community or workplace, a good place to start is the National Wear Red Day Online Toolkit. It has f|r|e|e ideas, materials, and information useful for planning a top notch National Wear Red Day activity or event.

Visit The Heart Truth’s National Wear Red Day Online Toolkit at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/wrd/index.htm.


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Order Special 5th Anniversary Red Dress Pins

Image of the Special 5th Anniversary Red Dress Pin Celebrate 5 years of this landmark heart health awareness movement by wearing the distinctive 5th anniversary edition of the Red Dress Pin. This exclusively designed pin is encrusted with light-filled, artisan-crafted, fully faceted, sparkling red Swarovski crystals and is a captivating fashion accessory.

What better day than National Wear Red Day to wear this spectacular Red Dress pin to help raise awareness of women’s heart disease.

Designed to warn women of their #1 health threat, The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wakeup call to American women. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action.

Item #56-294N.

Limited time offer: the first 1,000 customers who order two or more of the 5th Anniversary Pin will receive a free box of the Jane Seymour Limited Edition Note Cards.


Spread The Heart Truth

Check out materials that are helpful for promoting National Wear Red Day including The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women 20th Anniversary Edition, the Red Dress tack pin, and The Heart Truth Speaker’s Kit. Great for the rest of the year too!

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Special offer - Now through February 28, 2008
Order the Red Dress tack pin (item #56-075N). if ordering 1 – 24






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Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.