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ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL CELEBRATES “NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY” ON FEBRUARY 4TH TO BUILD AWARENESS OF HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN
The staff of St. Joseph’s Hospitl celebrated“National Wear Red Day” on Friday, February 4th to help build awareness of heart disease in women. Staff wore red and gathered for a group photo to help promote awareness of heart disease in women. They are also raising money that will be donated to the North Central West Virginia chapter of the American Heart Association.
Many women die of heart disease unnecessarily because they are unaware that heart disease is their Number One killer. While 1 in 30 American women die of breast cancer, about 1 in 3 die from cardiovascular disease. It kills approximately 450,000 women each year, about one every minute.
St. Joseph's Cardiologist Dr. Yaser Kalash participated in the event and hopes this day will help to bring awareness to heart disease in women and encourage women to take steps to prevent it. By making choices such as exercising, quitting smoking and eating healthier, 80 percent of cardiac events in women may be prevented.