Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP (South Swindon) supporting
National Wear Red Day this Friday
February is National Heart Month and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Justin Tomlinson MP are asking the people of Swindon to join National Wear Red Day on Friday 24 February 2012 and to follow the BEAT code for simple steps to a healthier heart.
In National Heart Month, the BHF encourages people across the UK to think about their own hearts and the hearts of those around them. The nation’s heart charity also needs people across the UK to get involved with National Wear Red Day, and raise vital funds for the charity’s life-saving work.
By wearing red like Justin Tomlinson MP on National Wear Red Day, this coming Friday 24th February, and raising money, you will help the BHF to save lives through pioneering research, patient care, campaigning for change and by providing vital information.
Justin Tomlinson MP, Honourary President of the Swindon British Heart Foundation, said : “It is vital that we raise awareness of heart disease as it is one of the biggest killers in the UK. Yet it is so easy to take tangible steps to reduce the risks. I have a history of heart disease in my family and I am therefore careful to live an active, healthy lifestyle to help outweigh the risks. By wearing red on Friday you can help other people take steps to combat this terrible disease.”
It is a common misperception that heart disease is more common in men than women when in fact it kills 1 in 3 women, as well as 1 in 3 men and kills three times more women than breast cancer. Funds raised during National Heart Month can support the BHF to help the 2.7 million people in the UK currently living with heart disease
