CRESTVIEW — Did you know one in three women annually die of heart disease and stroke?
Raising awareness is the point of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women.
February is American Heart Month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national effort aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.
The key?
Ensuring Americans know their blood pressure; if it's too high, the goal should be to control that number, the CDC states.
North Okaloosa Medical Center's staff wore red to bring attention to the issue on Feb. 6.
Learn more about controlling your blood pressure at www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: NOMC raises awareness for women's heart disease, stroke