Heart Disease Has Mass. Eye and Ear Seeing Red   

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Boston (Feb. 25, 2010) – Mass. Eye and Ear employees are standing up in the fight against heart disease during Wear Red Day, an important part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign to build awareness and urge women to take concrete actions to reduce their risk of heart disease. Mass. Eye and Ear’s Go Red Day is Thursday, Feb. 25. Employees will be seeing red because they’ll be wearing red to show their commitment to the fight against heart disease in women. This is the second consecutive year that Mass. Eye and Ear has participated in the event.
 
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. The Mass. Eye and Ear Wear Red Day is a way employees can speak out, raise awareness and show their commitment to the fight against heart disease in women.

Some studies suggest that risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking, may also increase your risk of developing age-related macular degeneration or AMD.  You can take steps that may help to keep both your heart and your eyes healthy by adopting healthy behaviors including not smoking, reducing saturated fats and cholesterol in your diet, and exercising regularly.

Visit the “Go Red” table outside the cafeteria at Mass. Eye and Ear’s Boston Campus from 8 to 9 a.m. and from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 for healthy recipes and more Fitness Works at Work will also be available from noon to 1 p.m. providing information on “Healthy Heart” living from the American Heart Association. The hospital’s cafeteria will also be serving  healthy options all week.

At 12:30 p.m. all those in the hospital wearing red will have the opportunity to meet in front of the Café to participate in a group photo to show that Mass. Eye and Ear has a heart when it comes to raising awareness about heart disease.
 
This event is sponsored by the hospital’s Human Resources Advisory Committee.