By Sara Awad
N.C. State will make wearing red healthier on Feb. 7 with it’s support of “Go Red for Women,” a campaign sponsored by the American Heart Association.
“Go Red for Women” aims to raise awareness about heart disease, which is the leading cause of death among women, more so than any other cancer put together, according to the campaign’s website.
Lisa Eberhart, dining and catering operations dietician and a member of the AHA Mission Committee for the Triangle, said that because the University already asks students to wear red on Fridays, it made sense to support the campaign’s message by holding events heart-disease-related events throughout campus on that day as well. WRAL and North Carolina A&T State University will also support the cause. Read more.