Huggins Hospital employees take part in National Wear Red Day

Huggins Hospital employees take part in National Wear Red Day on Feb. 1. (COURTESY PHOTO)

WOLFEBORO — On Friday, Feb. 1, Huggins Hospital employees took part in National Wear Red Day by wearing red to work to help raise awareness among local women that cardiovascular disease is their No. 1 health threat.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. For women, cardiovascular disease is the cause of one in three deaths each year.

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