Go Red for Women

February is American Heart Month and a great time to increase awareness of the dangers of heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women over the age of 25. It kills one of every three women and one in every four males and claims approximately 600,000 lives annually. Fortunately, 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action.* On February 3rd, National Wear Red Day, at 9:00 am and again at 10:00 am, Daylnn Badenhop, PhD, FACSM in cardiovascular medicine, will be speaking in the Wood County Hospital Meeting rooms about the importance of prevention, signs and symptoms as well as sharing facts and statistics and differences in heart disease in the genders. The community is invited to the presentation and there will be also be information tables, free health screenings, chair massages, refreshments and door prizes available from 8:30 am to 11:00 am.