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Lamprey Health Care Goes Red for Women

Staff Join in Fight Against Heart Disease on National Wear Red Day

Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. This means mothers, sisters and friends are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don’t know that heart disease kills. On Friday, February 4^th, Lamprey Health Care’s Staff at it’s three Centers in Newmarket, Raymond and Nashua joined together in the fight against heart disease by wearing red and donating to the cause.

Heart disease has already touched you or someone you love. Make It Your Mission to stop the No. 1 killer.

WHY TAKE ACTION?

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women age 20 and over, killing approximately one woman every minute.
More women die of heart disease than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer.
1 in 3 American women die of heart disease, compared to 1 in 30 women that die of breast cancer.
Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
Eighty percent of cardiac events in women may be prevented if they make the right choices for their hearts, involving diet, exercise and abstinence from smoking.

WHY GO RED?

Research shows that women who Go Red are more likely to make healthy choices.

More than one-third have lost weight.
Nearly fifty percent have increased their exercise.
Six out of ten have changed their diets.
More than forty percent have checked their cholesterol levels.
One-third have talked with their doctors about developing heart health plans.

HOW CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

This year, Go Red For Women invites women across the country to Make It Their Mission to fight heart disease through any of the following ways:

PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY - February 4, 2011
Show your support by wearing red on National Wear Red Day to build awareness and inspire action.

TELL 5 Women
Go Red For Women asks you to bring your network into our network. Tell 5 women you want them to live, and we can help stop heart disease in our lifetime. Give 5 women you care about the power to save their lives at GoRedForWomen.org.

VOLUNTEER
Contact your local American Heart Association office to see how you can get involved with Go Red For Women.

GIVE
Donate to help fund life-saving research and educational programs that are needed so that our daughters, sisters and mothers have a chance to fight the No.1 killer of women.

WHERE DO FUNDS GO?

Funds raised through Go Red for Women are allocated based on overall spending guidelines of the American Heart Association, with over 23% spent on research, almost 40% spent on public health education, and 13% spent on educating health care professionals.

Public Health Education, 40%

Public Research, 20.8%

Fundraising, 16.2%

Professional Education, 12%

Management & General, 7.3%

Community Services, 3.7%

For more information about Go Red For Women or National Wear Red Day, please visit GoRedForWomen.org. Go Red For Women is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and Merck & Co., Inc.

About Go Red For Women
Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s solution to save women’s lives. With one out of three women still dying from heart disease, we are committed to fighting this No. 1 killer that is preventable. GoRedForWomen.org, a premier source of information and education, connects millions of women of all ages and gives them tangible resources to turn personal choices into life-saving actions. We encourage women and the men who love them to embrace the cause. For more information please visit GoRedForWomen.org or call 1-888-MY-HEART (1-888-694-3278). The movement is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and Merck & Co., Inc.

About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Our mission is to build healthier lives by preventing, treating and defeating these diseases – America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers. We fund cutting-edge research, conduct lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and advocate to protect public health. To learn more or join us in helping all Americans, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit americanheart.org.