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9/12/2019 12:00:00 AM EASTERN
Updated: 9/12/2019 11:38:13 AM EASTERN
For more information, contact Rochelle Williams.
World Heart Day - Free Cholesterol Screenings!
World Heart Day is September 29th. To recognize this important date, join Grant Regional Health Center September 30th - October 4th for FREE cholesterol screenings in Bloomington, Fennimore, Lancaster, Cassville and Potosi. Know your numbers and be heart smart! We encourage EVERYONE to be Heart Heroes by making a promise ... to our friends…to our family…and to ourselves! The promise to act now – to live longer, better, heart-healthy lives by taking advantage of this live-saving screening.
Monday, September 30: Fennimore – MidWestOne Bank, Fennimore from 7:00 – 10:00 AM
Tuesday, October 1: Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster from 7:00 – 10:00 AM
Wednesday, October 2: Grant Regional Community Clinic, Cassville from 7:00 – 10:00 AM
Thursday, October 3: Potosi-Tennyson Medical Clinic, Potosi from 7:00 – 10:00 AM
Friday, October 4: St. Mary’s school gym, Bloomington from 7:00 – 10:00 AM
*Fasting is recommended for more accurate results.
Also – Nate Stocco, Ortho PA-C will be available at these screening locations to provide a Free Aches & Pains Clinic. Nate will be available to meet with patients to provide insight and helpful information about possible treatments to help improve aches and pains that people encounter during activities and daily living. No appointment necessary.
This year on World Heart Day, as part of our mission to improve heart health for all, we want to create a broader community of Heart Heroes…people of all ages and abilities who are acting now to live longer, better, heart-healthy lives by making a promise:
A promise to our families to cook and eat more healthily
A promise to our children to exercise more and help them to be more active, to say no to smoking and help our loved ones to stop
A promise as a healthcare professional to help patients give up smoking and lower their cholesterol
A promise as a policymaker to support policies that promote healthy hearts
A promise as an employee to invest in heart-healthy workplaces
A simple promise…for MY HEART, for YOUR HEART, for ALL OUR HEARTS.
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s number one killer today. But it doesn’t need to be this way. By making just a few small changes to our lives, we can reduce our risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as improving our quality of life and setting a good example for the next generation. It’s about saying to yourself, the people you care about and individuals all around the world: “What can I do right now to look after my heart … and your heart?”
So you ask, “What can I do?” You can take advantage of this live-saving screening. Know your numbers. Learn about risk factors. And take that first step to gaining health! For more information, contact (608) 723-3223.