| As you probably know, on Friday, February 3, 2006, Americans nationwide will celebrate the third annual National Wear Red Day by wearing a Red Dress Pin, the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness, and their favorite red dress, shirt, or tie to show their support for women's heart disease awareness.
Readers were urged to take women's health to heart by spreading the word that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women. Here are several suggested activities to get you started. Use them to make a difference in women's lives in your community.  |
Plan a National Wear Red Day Event To help organizations, individuals, and communities plan and promote National Wear Red Day activities, NHLBI has developed a National Wear Red Day Online Toolkit. This F|R|E|E Online Toolkit will give you many ideas and resources to help you plan an exciting National Wear Red Day activity or event, including:
- Top Ways to Support National Wear Red Day—Around Town, At Work, and In The Media.
- Downloadable resources and outreach tools such as promotional Web banners, email alert, newsletter article, newsletter ad, poster/flyer, media alert, press release, official proclamation, and more.
- Materials you can view online and ordering information. Many are even available for immediate download.
Click the following link http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/wrd/index.htm to check out the National Wear Red Day Online Toolkit.
Once the event is complete, spread the word about your success by submitting it to The Heart Truth Active Registry!
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Screen The Heart Truth DVDThis new DVD contains a compilation of The Heart Truth's most popular video and broadcast segments. Featuring the 2004 and 2005 Red Dress Collection fashion shows, a 3-minute video with First Lady Laura Bush urging women to learn The Heart Truth, a 10-minute video featuring real women telling their stories of heart disease, and more. Arrange a screening in your community and feel like you are taking part in a Red Dress Collection fashion show while you help to spread the word about heart disease among women.
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Put up a PosterMake a Statement About Women's Heart Disease
The "Real Women Wear Red" poster conveys the message that Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear/Al Corazon No Le Importa Como Te Vistes. Great for public awareness. English on one side, Spanish on the other.
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Subscribe to The Heart Truth E-zineWant to stay in the loop about The Heart Truth all year long? Subscribe to The Heart Truth quarterly E-zine! This e-mail update includes ways you can support National Wear Red Day, the latest information on campaign activities, moving stories from women about their real-life experiences with heart disease, a Partner Spotlight featuring their efforts to promote The Heart Truth, and a delicious heart healthy recipe.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/subscribe.htm
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