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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

To raise awareness among local women that heart disease is their #1 health threat, (insert Organization name) will host (insert event name).  At the event, (insert one or two lines with more details about your event/activity, if needed).

(Insert Organization name) activities are in partnership with The Heart Truth^®, a national awareness campaign warning women about their risk of heart disease. The campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other partner organizations.

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Although significant progress has been made in increasing awareness among women from 34 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in 2009-most fail to make the connection between its risk factors and their personal risk of developing heart disease. In fact, heart disease kills one out of every four American women.

The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress^® reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action.

The Heart Truth is 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.

For more information, visit http://www.hearttruth.gov or call the NHLBI Health Information Center at 301-592-8573.

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