Ventura, CA - In honor of February’s Heart Health Month Community Memorial Health System’s HealthAware program will host an event on Friday, Feb. 7 to celebrate National Wear Red Day.

The event is being held as part of the “Go Red for Women” campaign to raise awareness about the nation’s No. 1 killer: heart disease.

Beginning at 10 a.m., a variety of activities will be held on the front lawn of Community Memorial Hospital, 147 N. Brent St., in Ventura. They include:

• Free red dress embroidered sticker with blood pressure check;
• Free reusable red bag for those wearing red;
• Free body composition analysis;
• One-on-one question and answer sessions with a registered nurse, physical therapist or dietitian (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. only).

“We are pleased to be holding an event to raise awareness about a disease as far reaching and serious as heart disease,” said Andrea Ricketts, RN, manager of CMHS’s HealthAware program. “CMHS has a mission to provide quality care to patients, but it starts with knowing your risks and the signs of heart disease.”

Ricketts added that education is the key to saving lives.

“This is a great opportunity to reach out to the community and educate about the reality and dangers of heart disease,” she said. “Being aware is sometimes the difference between life and death.”

For more information, call the CMHS HealthAware office at (805) 667-2818.

Community Memorial Health System is a not-for-profit health system, which is comprised of Community Memorial Hospital, Ojai Valley Community Hospital, and 11 family-practice health centers entitled Centers for Family Health. The health system is located in Ventura County, California.