WEAR RED FOR HEART HEALTH AWARENESS

FEBRUARY FIRST IS WEAR RED DAY, WHICH CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HEART DISEASE IS THE TOP KILLER OF WOMEN IN AMERICA.

LOCAL HOSPITALS HELD EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CARDIAC CARE AND BEING HEART HEALTHY.

DR. MICK HURLEY, HEAD OF CARDIOLOGY AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, SAYS THERE'S BEEN A MARKED REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF WOMEN SUFFERING FROM HEART DISEASE IN RECENT YEARS:



THE WEAR RED EFFORT IS CELEBRATING IT'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY. DR. HURLEY SAYS THAT EFFORT HAS HELPED WITH EDUCATION ABOUT BEING HEART HEALTHY:



ST. LUKE'S C-E-O PETER THOREEN SAYS THE RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS TO EACH OF US TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND TRY TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE:

 

MAYOR BOB SCOTT READ PROCLAMATIONS AT BOTH MERCY AND ST. LUKE'S WEAR RED EVENTS.