Bergen County residents and employees celebrated National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 1st. In 2013, Wear Red Day celebrated 10 years of increasing awareness of women’s heart disease.

Since the first National Wear Red Day 10 years ago, tremendous strides have been made in the fight against heart disease in women, including:

• 21% fewer women dying from heart disease
• 23% more women aware that it's their No. 1 health threat
• Publishing of gender-specific results, established differences in symptoms and responses to medications and women-specific guidelines for prevention and treatment
• Legislation to help end gender disparities
  
  

Risk Factors

High blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, smoking, high blood cholesterol, being overweight or obese, and physical inactivity are risk factors that men and women can address. Other factors include age (55 or older for women) and having a family history of early heart disease.

 

5 Ways to Love Your Heart

1. Be active: The American Heart Association recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day.

2. Eat smart: Enjoy a diet low in sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, and rich in fruits, vegetables, fiber-rich whole grains, and monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.

3. Evaluate your risk: Age, gender, race/ethnicity, family history and other medical conditions can all increase your risk of developing heart disease. Know which factors affect you and what you can do to reduce them.

4. Listen to your heart: When warning signs pop up, pay attention to them. By visiting a doctor early, your chances of avoiding a serious condition increase.

5. Know the facts: Read up on heart disease. By knowing about the culprit, you will be better prepared to help prevent and fight it.

Thank you to all the schools that participated, but were not able to submit pictures of staff.

Municipality	Participating School
Allendale	Northern Highlands Regional High School
Cresskill	Bryan Elementary School
	Cresskill High/Middle School
	Merritt Memorial School
Demarest	Demarest Middle School
Dumont	Dumont High School
	Dumont School District
	Grant School
	Selzer School
East Rutherford	Becton Regional High School
	Faust Intermediate School
	McKenzie Elementary School
Edgewater	George Washington School
Franklin Lakes	Colonial Road School
Glen Rock	Byrd School
	Central School
	Coleman Elementary School
Haworth	Haworth Public School
Lyndhurst	Roosevelt School
Midland Park	Eastern Christian Elementary School
North Arlington	Washington School
Oakland	Gerrard Berman Day School
Oradell	River Dell High School
Park Ridge	Park Ridge High School
River Vale	Holdrum Middle School
	Roberge Elementary School
Rochelle Park	Midland School
Rutherford	Rutherford High School
Saddle Brook	Long Memorial School
Township of Washington	Immulate Heart Academy
Wood-Ridge	Wood-Ridge High School
Upper Saddle River	YWCA Early Learning Center