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January 10, 2005

Three Easy Things You Can Do to Make National
Wear Red Day (February 4) a Success
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As you probably know, on Friday, February 4, 2005, Americans nationwide will celebrate the second annual National Wear Red Day by wearing their favorite red dress, shirt, tie, or the Red Dress Pin to show their support for women's heart disease awareness.

Members were urged to take women's health to heart by spreading the word that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women. Here are three suggested simple activities to get you started. Order by January 20, 2005, to receive your items in time for National Wear Red Day.


1. Hand out 25 or more Red Dress Pins.

No outfit for National Wear Red Day is quite complete without a Red Dress pin—the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness.

Item #56-075N. and f*r*e*e shipping if ordering at least 25.

2. Give a talk on The Heart Truth.

The Heart Truth Speaker's Kit Makes it Easy

This kit includes a compelling 15-minute video that features women telling their own stories about how heart disease changed their lives. For the rest of the talk, the kit included speaker's notes, overheads, a poster to announce the talk, and even downloadable PowerPoint slides. This talk has been given by women's clubs, corporate settings, senior centers, and business clubs, with rave reviews.

Item #KT-020..
Heart Truth Speakers Kit Picture

3. Put up posters in your office or waiting room.

Make a Fashion Statement

The "Real Women Wear Red" poster conveys the message that Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear/Al Corazon No Le Importa Como Te Vistes. Great for public awareness. English on one side, Spanish on the other.

Item #56-136N..


Get More Help Online for Planning Your 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 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, newsletter article, newsletter ad, email alert, poster/flyer, media alert, press release, official proclamation, and more
  • Spanish-language resources including activity ideas, a press release, newsletter article, and promotional Web banners

Visit The Heart Truth Web pages for a complete list of campaign materials and resources.


Please forward this announcement to your colleagues and others who may be interested in celebrating National Wear Red Day.


Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.