Heart Disease Doesn’t Care What You Wear!

Only 57 percent of women know that heart disease is their leading cause of death and most fail to make the connection between risk factors-such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol—and their personal risk of developing heart disease.

The City of Lafayette Recreation Department wants to be a part of changing this disturbing reality by bringing The Heart Truth---a new campaign that is raising public awareness about women and heart disease—to our community.

The Heart Truth features a Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. This symbol links a woman’s focus on her “outer self’ to the need to also focus on her “inner self” and her heart. What’s a Red Dress got to do with it? A simple Red Dress works as a visual red alert to get the message heard loud and clear: “Heart Disease Doesn’t Care What You Wear—It’s the #1 Killer of Women.”

This campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in partnership with the American Heart Association and other groups are building awareness of women’s heart disease and empowering women to reduce and prevent their risk. It is reaching women with important heart health messages in community settings through a diverse network of national and grassroots partner organizations.

Friday, Feb 6 / Kick Off at the Bob Burger Recreation Center
WEAR RED! Stop by the lobby display table to pick up free educational materials, enter for prize drawings, and purchase your Red Dress Pins and Heart Healthy Cookbooks.

Tuesday, Feb 10 / “Heart Sense Workshop”; 6:00-7:00pm
Attend this FREE! workshop at the Recreation Center presented by Dr. Sameer Mehta of Exempla Frontrange Cardiovascular Associates (6-7pm) and Nutritionist Cindy Key of Vitamin Cottage (7-8pm).

Wednesday, Feb 18 / The Heart Truth Luncheon at the Sweet Tomato Restaurant
Join Dr. Molly Ware from Rocky Mtn Cardiology at 12:00pm for an informative talk while enjoying a delicious luncheon, door prizes, party favors, and more at the Sweet Tomato Restaurant. Pre-purchase your $35 tickets at the Recreation Center by Feb. 13 $15 of your ticket price will be donated to the American Heart Association!

Feb 23-27 / Heart Healthy Workouts
Attend designated classes this week at the Recreation Center and receive a prize drawing entry for each class attended!

February 1-28 / Purchase an item with proceeds benefitting the American Heart Assoc
Heart Healthy Cookbooks $5; Red Dress Tack Pin $3; Red Dress Anniversary Pin $15

CLICK HERE to view the event brochure.

For more information, contact:
City of Lafayette Recreation Dept
Bob L. Burger Recreation Center
111 W. Baseline / Lafayette
(303)665-0469
www.cityoflafayette.com/recreation