As you all know very well National Wear Red Day® is the icon day of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women® movement. Each year on the first Friday in February, our nation comes together to raise awareness about our No. 1 killer of both women and men – cardiovascular disease – by wearing red and spreading lifesaving information. Many news anchors wear red to increase awareness, and businesses across the country glow red. This year, we’re inviting people to Be the Beat by keeping their healthy rhythm going and learning Hands-Only CPR. Why? About 70% or nearly 3 in 4 cardiac arrests outside of the hospital happen in homes. If you are called on to perform CPR, it will likely be for someone you love.\r\n \r\nWhat to do in Support of Wear Red Day:
\r\n- Wear RED \r\n
- Take a photo and share it on social media using #WearRedDay and #WearRedandGive and tag the American Heart Association \r\n
- Learn Hands-Only CPR\r\n
- Get a free heart health screening at any CVS Pharmacy MinuteClinic\r\n
- Share the Be the Beat Fact Sheet and Be the Beat Infographic for use this February \r\n
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