Free Health Classes

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:47:38 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-622-7857
Wellness/Fitness

The Greenwich Department of Health is offering two free programs available to the public:

THE JOURNEY TO CHOLESTEROL SELF-MANAGEMENT
The Greenwich Department of Health is able to offer thisfFree four-session course through a Grant from the Connecticut Department of Health. This course will explore individual risk factors for the development of heart disease. Metabolic syndrome screening, blood pressure measurement, blood sugar testing and waist girth measurement will be available.
Start Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00pm
End Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00pm
Location: Greenwich High School
Street: 10 Hillside Road
City/Town: Greenwich, CT

CAN YOUR HEART STAND THE PRESSURE?
This weekly free 6 session nutrition course will give you the tools to lose weight, lower your blood pressure & reduce your risk of heart disease. Participants will be monitored by blood pressure screening, weekly weigh-ins, and food log review. Program discussion will include lifestyle, nutrition, behavior modification techniques and exercise.
Start Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00pm
End Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00pm
Location: Greenwich High School
Street: 10 Hillside Road
City/Town: Greenwich, CT

To register for either class, please call 203-622-7857 or e-mail jwakim@greenwichct.org. Please provide the following information: the class you are interested in attending, your full name, street address, and phone number.

The Heart Truth

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:11:57 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-622-7857
Wellness/Fitness

The month of February has been designated as American Heart Month, and Friday February 5, 2010 is National Wear Red Day – a day when Americans nationwide will take women’s health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness.

Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red dress, shirt, tie, or Red Dress Pin on Friday, February 5, 2010. In wearing red this Friday, the community can help "put a face on heart disease" and motivate women to take heart health seriously and engage in action to reduce their risk of heart disease. Caroline Calderone Baisely, the Director of Health warns: “Many women think heart disease is a man's disease. It isn't. Heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women.”

At Town Hall, the Division of Family Health will offer blood pressure screenings from 10:30am until 1:30pm at Town Hall. As well, red dress pins and literature about women’s heart health will be distributed; and for those who are wearing red, they are eligible to enter for a chance to win seafood cookbooks filled with heart-healthy recipes.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The most common heart disease in the United States is coronary heart disease, which often appears as a heart attack. In 2010, an estimated 785,000 Americans will have a heart attack for the first time and about 470,000 will have a second attack. This means that every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event and about one every minute someone will die from one.

Adapting a healthy diet and lifestyle along with controlling blood pressure and cholesterol are valuable tools to fight heart disease. Women should talk to their doctors about heart disease risk factors and to take action to prevent or control these risk factors. Most women fail to make the connection between risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and their personal risk of developing heart disease. Since 1979, the death rate for heart disease in men has declined steadily (by 17%), while the death rate for women has only declined by 1.5%. Further, women are more likely than men to die within a year of having an initial heart attack.

The American Heart Association sponsors national Wear Red Day. For more information about Women’s Heart Health and National Wear Red Day, call 203-622-7857 at the Greenwich Department of Health or online at www.greenwichct.org or www.goredforwomen.org.

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Free Health Classes

The Heart Truth

The month of February has been designated as American Heart Month, and Friday February 5, 2010 is National Wear Red Day – a day when Americans nationwide will take women’s health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness.