Press Release
JANUARY 18th, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: TIM O’CONNOR
PHONE:561-355-3576
FAX:561- 355-3035
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West
Palm Beach, FL, - On
February 1, 2008 the Palm
Beach County Health
Department is going to kick
off Heart Month by asking
all to support “Go Red Day”.
This national movement is to
increase the public’s
awareness of the number one
killer of American women,
heart disease.
American women are four to six times more likely to die of
heart disease than of breast
cancer or all other cancers
combined. Heart disease
causes abnormal conditions
that affect the heart and
its internal blood vessels.
Lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, eating healthy,
increasing physical activity
and for new moms,
breastfeeding babies can
decrease the risk of
coronary artery disease and
heart attacks.
The national event was founded by the National Heart, Lung &
Blood Institute and the
American Heart Association
Health Department ‘GO RED’ Posters will be displayed in each
clinic and division offices.
The entire community is
being asked to show its
support on February 1 and
WEAR RED for Women’s Health.
More information can be
obtained by visiting the
following websites
www.goredforwomen.org
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/
www.4women.gov
www.pbchd.com
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