5th Annual Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show

AWHONN President Barbara A. Moran, PhD, CNM and Judith H. Poole, PhD, RN, immediate past president, participated in the 2008 The Heart Truth celebration in New York.

The Heart Truth celebrated its fifth year at New York’s Fashion Week, commemorating the groundbreaking partnership with America’s fashion industry. On National Wear Red Day twenty-three "Celebrated Women" of entertainment, sports, business, and media united with top designers to debut Red Dresses created for The Heart Truth.

The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Additional partners include WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, American Heart Association, and other organizations committed to the health and well-being of women, including AWHONN.

For Health Care Professionals:
American Heart Association
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute