How to Promote National Wear Red Day 2007

On Friday, February 2, 2007, Americans nationwide will celebrate the fourth 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.

We urge you 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.

* Special pricing for National Wear Red Day 2007 – Pay only $2 each plus shipping for orders of 1 - 24 pins; a savings of 50 cents per pin! Offer good through February 28, 2007.

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, Media Pitch Letter, Letter to First Spouse, Paycheck Insert, 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 at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/heart_truth_women/partners/registry.asp

Give a Talk with the Newly Updated Heart Truth Speaker's Kit

Updated and expanded, The Heart Truth Speaker's Kit contains everything necessary to conduct a one hour session on women and heart disease with patients, friends, family, neighbors, or club members. It has an easy-to-follow Speaker's Guide with accompanying 10-minute video featuring real women telling their stories of heart disease, posters to promote the session, and order forms for additional Heart Truth materials. Great for places of worship, health fairs, club meetings, in the workplace or at a local hospital.

Order item #KT-020_06 at http://emall.nhlbihin.net/product2.asp?sku=KT-020_06 for $12.50 each.

Also check out The Heart Truth DVD; contains the Speaker's Kit video content, plus more

Subscribe to The Heart Truth E-zine

Want 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