Join Romance Writers of America^® and the American Heart Association^® as we wear red on Friday, Feb. 1, to increase awareness about heart disease, the number one killer of women.

RWA staff wears red on National Wear Red Day®

According to the American Heart Association:

• Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined.
• Heart disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute.
• An estimated 43 million women in the U.S. are affected by heart disease.
• Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
• The symptoms of heart disease can be different in women and men, and are often misunderstood.
• While 1 in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, 1 in 3 dies of heart disease.

 Learn more about National Wear Red Day^® at http://www.goredforwomen.org.