The American Heart Association encourages people to wear red on Feb. 4 to raise awareness for heart health

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- You may notice a lot of people wearing something red today- maybe you're doing it too. That's because Friday, Feb. 4 is National Wear Red. It's an annual campaign to raise awareness about the leading cause of death in America: heart disease.

Katie Connolly is the executive director of the Milwaukee chapter of the American Heart Association. 

Shemeka Campbell is an ambassador for the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women, Real Woman" program, and she joined us on CBS 58 Friday, Feb 4. to talk about the campaign.