Friday, February 6, is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness about heart disease. Wear Red Day is always the first Friday in February, which is American Heart Month.

By wearing red, we raise awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for 1 in 3 deaths. We also raise awareness that a majority of cardiac events may be prevented with healthy lifestyle choices.

Millions of people, including celebrities and media personalities across the country, will wear red in celebration of National Wear Red Day.

People can participate in Wear Red Day by:

Wearing something red

Taking two minutes to learn Hands-Only CPR www.heart.org/handsonlycpr

Sharing the message on social media with #WearRedDay, tagging @AHAIndiana

Donating to life-saving research and education efforts www.heart.org