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CHS Employees Participate in American Heart Association's Wear Red Day

John Mitty Thursday, February 14, 2013

Melville, NY – Employees from various divisions and locations of Catholic Health Services (CHS) and the CHS Continuing Care Division were seeing red on February 1, as part of National Wear Red Day celebration to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA).

National Wear Red Day for Women is a massive national public awareness day urging women, people from all walks of life, businesses, towns, schools, the media, buildings and landmarks to “go red” and “glow red” to bring attention to the No. 1 killer of females – cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases claim more women’s lives annually than the next five causes of death combined.

“The annual American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day is an easy, powerful way to speak up and show support for Go Red For Women,” said Alyson Gucciardo, Community Relations Manager. “We want to encourage our employees to take care of their hearts and live healthier lifestyles.”

For 10 years, women have been fighting heart disease individually and together as part of the Go Red For Women movement. More than 627,000 women’s lives have been saved, but the fight is far from over. Heart disease is still women’s No. 1 killer – it affects more women than men and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined.

The American Heart Association Go Red For Women movement is about turning around these statistics. Go Red For Women invites women to make it their mission to take charge of their heart health through simple lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, eating healthier, exercising more and maintaining a healthy weight. Women can find important health tips at www.goredforwomen.org including online tools and health assessments.

Photo: various employees of Catholic Health Services at Melville location

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