>Posted on Fri, Feb. 22, 2008
>2008 Women's Heart Health Fair Offers Free Screenings, Advice for
>Baltimore Women Sister to Sister Foundation
>
>BALTIMORE, Feb. 22 --
>
>What: The Sister to Sister Women's Heart Health Fair will offer free
>heart screenings to measure women's cholesterol, blood pressure, Body
>Mass Index, waist circumference and do a review of family health
>history. Potential life-saving results are given on-site. Medical
>counselors will explain the results and offer suggestions on what can be
>done to lower risk factors. Local chefs will demonstrate heart-conscious
>recipes and fitness experts will present activities that complement
>healthy eating. Other medical experts will talk about diabetes, obesity,
>smoking cessation and stress management -- all factors in heart health.
>Free massages will be offered to reduce stress, vendors will add to the
>fun, and attendees will have the opportunity to go home with giveaways
>and prizes.
>
>When: Tuesday, February 26th, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
>
>Where: The Baltimore Convention Center, Hall A
>
>Who: The Women's Heart Health Fair is sponsored by the Sister to Sister
>Foundation, a 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to bringing free heart
>disease screenings and "heart-health" information to women to prevent
>heart disease.
>
>Sponsors: National corporate partners include Abbott Labs, Smart
>Balance, Novartis, Cardinal Health Foundation and Kellogg's. Government
>partners include the Office on Women's Health in the U.S. Department of
>Health and Human Services, the Office of Research on Women's Health in
>the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and Blood
>Institute in NIH, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
>Prevention.
>
>Local sponsors include: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, University of
>Maryland Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Comcast, Harborplace &
>The Gallery and The Baltimore Sun.
>
>Why: Heart disease is the leading killer of American women, claiming
>more lives than the next six causes of death combined. However, only 46%%
>of women know this critical fact and only 13%% consider it their greatest
>potential health threat. The good news is that in most cases, heart
>disease can be prevented by making simple lifestyle changes.
>
>More information about Sister to Sister and their National Women's
>Healthy Heart Campaign is available online at
>http://www.sistertosister.org
>
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