On Friday February 1^st the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Chi Beta Omega Chapter located in Falls Church, Virginia will join millions in the fight against heart disease for women during National Wear Red Day. Heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women, killing more than one third of the population. Upwards of 42 million women currently live with some form of cardiovascular disease. [1] More specifically, 5.8% of all white women, 7.6% of black women, and 5.6% of Mexican American women are currently living with coronary heart disease. [2] Please help Chi Beta Omega support this very important cause by wearing red on Friday February 1^st to show your awareness of heart disease and it’s impact on the female population.

[1]Lloyd-Jones D, Adams R, Brown T,. et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update: A Report from the American Heart Assocaition Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcomittee.  Circulation. 2010; 121:e1-e170.

[2] Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;125(1):e2–220.

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