The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, “Go Red for Women”, addresses the awareness and clinical care gaps of women’s greatest health threat, cardiovascular disease (CVD). Wear red to be seen, to be counted, to be heard, to make an impact. Together, we are stronger than heart disease and stroke.

Send your photos wearing red to linda.costello@maryland.gov or on our Facebook page under our post “Go Red for Women”

Know Your Numbers and have your blood pressure checked often. High Blood pressure (Hypertension) is known as the "silent killer" because there are typically no signs or symptoms when your blood pressure is elevated.