‘Go Red’ Event To Spotlight Women’s Heart Health

SNOW HILL — Health departments and two hospitals in the tri-county area are partnering together next month for an event that focuses on women’s heart health.

Kat Gunby, prevention coordinator with the Worcester County Health Department, said the annual event, entitled “Go Red for Women” is part of a national campaign to raise awareness of heart disease.

“More and more people are becoming aware of heart disease and hypertension,” she said. “It truly is a silent killer, especially in women.”

Heart disease accounted for more than 27 percent of fatalities in Worcester County from 2012 to 2014 and is the leading cause of death among residents, according to Gunby.

During that same time period, the average prevalence rate among Worcester County residents was 16.7 percent, double the state average of 7.5 percent.

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