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Celebrate with The Heart Truth® Throughout American Heart Month
 This February, join the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI's) The Heart Truth® campaign to raise awareness of the #1 killer of women—heart disease.
National Wear Red Day®—"Rally to Wear Red and Protect Your Heart"
On Friday, February 4, Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Will you participate? Rally those in your community, work, or places of worship to wear red—and then snap a picture! We encourage you to upload your picture to The Heart Truth® campaign's Facebook page. On Monday, February 7, we will choose one photo to be featured on the NHLBI Web site! For more information, please visit The Heart Truth® Facebook page.
Here are other ways to show your support throughout American Heart Month:
Bid Now on Two Tickets to The Heart Truth® Red Dress
Collection Celebrity Fashion Show
It's the celebrity fashion show of New York's Fashion Week and now you too can be among the exclusive audience to watch your favorite stars strut down the runway to promote heart health. Bid for tickets to be there on February 9 to see one-of-a-kind red dresses, created by some of America's top fashion designers especially for The Heart Truth's 2011 Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, to help raise awareness of heart disease in women.
Designed to warn women of their #1 health threat, The Heart Truth® created and introduced The Red Dress® as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002, to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress® reminds women of the need to protect their heart health and inspires them to take action.
Two tickets* are being auctioned online for The Heart Truth's 2011 Red Dress Collection Fashion Show. Auction proceeds benefit the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and will be used to further efforts related to women's heart health awareness and research. To enter, visit www.clothesoffourback.org/thehearttruth.
GET YOUR BID IN SOON—TICKET AUCTION ENDS TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.
*Tickets do not include travel arrangements, lodging, or transportation to/from Fashion Week in New York City.
The Red Dress Collection Hits the Runway During Fashion Week
 The Heart Truth's 2011 Red Dress Collection takes the stage on February 9 in New York City. More than 20 celebrity participants will showcase the power of The Red Dress® to encourage women to take action to protect their heart health. Featuring nearly 70 top fashion houses and 150 celebrities since its inception, this annual event—made possible through a groundbreaking partnership with the fashion industry—has helped
establish The Red Dress® as one of the most recognizable health symbols in the country.
This year's Red Dress Collection is presented by Diet Coke with national sponsor Swarovski and partners Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and AOL.
In addition to sponsoring the fashion show, each organization is encouraging better heart health in 2011 through a variety of initiatives, including advertorials highlighting heart health; product packaging that includes heart health information; Web sites and materials offering tips; and much more. To learn more about these partners' programs, visit The Heart Truth®'s corporate partner Web page.
Special Briefing on Women's Heart Health
 Dr. Susan Shurin, Acting Director of the NHLBI, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Director of the Women's Heart Clinic at Mayo Clinic, and Pat Mitchell, President and CEO of The Paley Center for Media, will host a special panel discussion, In the Prime of Her Life: An Update on Women and Cardiovascular Disease, at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on February 8, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In the Prime of Her Life will provide in-depth information on the research, medicine and trends behind the headlines. Experts from Mayo Clinic, the NHLBI, and other academic medical centers will participate in two moderated expert panel discussions: "What Ails the Young Woman's Heart?" and "What Troubles the 50-plus Woman's Heart?"
To see a list of all participating experts and schedule of events, visit www.mayoclinic.org/news/heartdiseasemediabriefing.html.
NHLBI Health Information Is Available at Your Fingertips
The NHLBI has updated its Web site and added more information, including podcasts, educational videos, Web applications, and downloadable fact sheets.
Browse the updated
online catalog
to locate NHLBI materials and find out how to access NHLBI resources—from clinical practice guidelines to fact sheets. Learn about:
- Downloading specific educational materials for self-printing
- Using content in newsletters and on Web sites
- Ordering print materials in limited quantities
- Ordering printers' disks, to use when locally printing large quantities
Materials may also be ordered in printed form at no charge in limited quantities. If you need materials in larger quantities, please see information at the NHLBI Health Information Center.
To assist you in planning for future information needs, the
NHLBI Health Information Center
Information Specialists are available to provide solutions and support via live chat, phone, or e-mail.
®™The Heart Truth, its logo, and The Red Dress are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
® National Wear Red Day is a registered trademark of HHS and the American Heart Association. |
