American Heart Association Kicks off Go Red for Women Movement.Oak Street, Chicago Landmarks "Go Red" Beginning Today CHICAGO -- Too few women realize that heart disease is their No. 1 killer and are taking action to prevent it. But the good news is that heart disease can largely be prevented. The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement encourages women to improve their heart health while taking action to fight women's heart disease. The year-round movement officially kicks off today, February 2, with National Wear Red Day. Employees of Oak Street, Chicago's famed shopping avenue, helped launch Go Red festivities by creating a human heart shape this morning. Throughout February, American Heart Month, Chicago's skyline is making a statement against heart disease by "going red." Participating buildings and landmarks include: * ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 7 Chicago State Street Obelisk (191 N. State) * ABN AMRO Plaza 'ABN AMRO Plaza is an office building located in the West Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ABN AMRO, parent company of Chicago financial institution LaSalle Bank owns and operates the building. (540 W. Madison) * Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago, museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has been housed in its present building, designed in the Italian Renaissance style by (111 S. Michigan) * BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (300 E. Randolph) * CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. , Inc (311 S. Wacker Wacker may refer to:
* Congress Center (525 W. Van Buren) * Equity Office Management (161 N. Clark) * The Field Museum * Macy's on State Street Clock (111 N. State) * The Merchandise Mart * Quaker Tropicana Gatorade (555 W. Monroe) * Wrigley Building (400 N. Michigan) * 900 N. Michigan * 150 North Michigan Avenue, managed by Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) is a major real estate and money management services firm headquartered in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois and the only company in its industry making it into Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. Since 2004, Go Red For Women has captured the energy, passion, and intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe out heart disease - the No. 1 killer of women. Using the simple platform "Love Your Heart," Go Red For Women engages these women - and the men who love them - to embrace the cause. This year, the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. is challenging one million women to stop heart disease by taking the Go Red Heart CheckUp, an interactive on-line assessment of their heart health. The Go Red Heart CheckUp will help women calculate their risk of having a heart attack or cardiovascular disease in the next ten years and give them information to help them make changes to reduce their risk. To take the CheckUp, log onto to www.GoRedForWomen.org and click on the Go Red Heart CheckUp icon. For more information about Go Red For Women, please call 1-888-MY-HEART or visit www.GoRedForWomen.org. |
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