February is Heart Health Month. Contact the American Heart Association (AHA) for more information. To see how exercise and fitness can help keep your heart healthy, click here.
NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY 2005
February 4, 2005 is National Wear Red Day, when Americans across the nation will show their support for women's heart disease awareness by wearing red. For more information, click here.
NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
National Girls and Women in Sports Daywill be celebrated this year on February 9, 2005. This observance was started in 1986 as a way to recognize the importance of sports and fitness participation for girls and women, and to honor female athletic achievement. For more information, click here.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEART DAY
National Women's Heart Day is being held this year on February 18, 2005. At a National Woman's Heart Day Health Fair you can:
Get free heart disease screenings with immediate results Learn from nationally known experts and celebrities about women and heart disease Pick up heart-healthy tips from chefs and fitness trainers Have fun, visit interactive exhibits, get tips from beauty experts, and more Find out how to reduce your risk factors for women's heart disease
In Washington, DC, come out to the MCI Center at 12:30pm and hear PCPFS Executive Director, Melissa Johnson speak as part of the panel on Nutrition, Eating and Fitness.