February 2013
Join us in celebrating American Heart Month by participating in awareness activities throughout the month of February.
OBSERVE NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY
Each year, the first Friday of February is a day when we call attention to the #1 killer of women: heart disease. It is also a day when we celebrate the women who are taking action to protect their hearts.
Show your support by wearing red on Friday, February 1, 2013.
PARTICIPATE IN THE PCNA PREVENTION CHALLENGE
Join in on the PCNA Prevention Challenge and win $5,000 to fund your organization's wellness or healthy lifestyle program by planning heart-healthy programs and activities at your organization. Challenge runs February 1 - April 1, 2013.
Download or order education tools for patients
Blood Pressure: How Do Your Measure Up?
Get Heart Healthy: A site for patients
Tell A Friend about Women & Heart Disease
Coming in February! A Heart Healthy Toolbox
Learn about healthy lifestyle Change - New PCNA Webinar
Making and sustaining changes in dietary habits, physical activity levels and smoking cessation are integral components of reducing cardiovascular disease risk, specifically in reaching target blood pressure, weight, and lipid goals. Join us for Healthy Lifestyle Change: Making the Clinical Encounter More Efficient-and Effective on February 27, 2013 for an important web-based presentation which will explore common challenges, practical solutions, and a new collection of simple tools and resources to support your work and your patients’ efforts.
Photo courtesy of The Heart Truth®, www.hearttruth.gov, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Go Red and Go Red For Women are trademarks of AHA. The Red Dress Design is a trademark of U.S. DHHS.
