##  [Wear Red Day 2025](/community/news/2025/wear-red-day-2025) 

   Posted February 14, 2025 

 

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Dr. Rachel Ollivier promotes heart health awareness on February 13 - annual Wear Red Day.

 

In advance of Valentine's Day, a time to be "aware of our hearts," adjunct professor and nurse practitioner [Dr. Rachel Ollivier](/our-people/rachel-ollivier "Rachel Ollivier") wore red on CTV's The Social to promote women's heart health.



"In Canada, every 20 minutes a woman dies of heart disease," says Dr. Ollivier, offering information about the array of issues that fall under the umbrella term "heart disease" and urging women to be aware of the signs of a heart attack. Click below to watch the full interview.

![a list of risk factors for women: High blood pressure; diabetes; smoking; pregnancy-related risk factors](/sites/default/files/inline-images/2025%2002%2014%20Risk%20Factors%20in%20Women.png)Stay active and register for the [Wear Red Canada](https://wearredcanada.ca) campaign to promote awareness of heart health. The campaign continues through to February 28th.

[CTV's The Social](https://youtu.be/TaP9daMscsM)