Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology, Inside, Your Health
Cheyenne Hayward, RN, left, Coronary Care Unit, The Mount Sinai Hospital, checks the blood pressure of visitor Joan Innocent.
More than 775 staff and visitors attended health fairs sponsored by Mount Sinai Heart on Friday, February 5, Go Red for Women Day®, an annual educational event that spotlights the risks of cardiovascular disease. Participants received free screenings for high blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, glucose, and peripheral vascular disease, and learned about nutrition and diet, diabetes, stress management, smoking cessation, and relaxation techniques. Other events included exercise workshops, support group meetings, and educational lectures sponsored by Women’s Heart NY, a comprehensive Mount Sinai Health System heart program.
Mar 3, 2015 | Cardiology, Inside
More than 1,000 participants received free screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, body mass index, and peripheral vascular disease at heart-health fairs sponsored by the Mount Sinai Health System on Friday, February 6, National Go Red for Women Day. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology
On February 6, 2015, Mount Sinai Heart’s Magnet recognized nurses partnered once again with the American Heart Association and other Departments at The Mount Sinai Hospital to organize and host the annual “Go Red for Women” Community Heart Health Fair with free screenings. February is “American Heart Month” and every year for the past 13 years, Mount Sinai Heart’s nurses have been the driving force behind the Go Red for Women health screening, which is aimed at raising awareness of heart disease among women.
This year Go Red health fair events were offered at five health system locations: The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Saint Luke’s, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel in Brooklyn. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology, Inside, Your Health
Hundreds of staff, employees, and community residents participated in heart-healthy activities throughout the Mount Sinai Health System, an annual effort in February, Heart Health Month, to educate individuals about the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology, Diet and Nutrition, Exercise, Health Tips, Heart Disease
This guest post was written by Simone Walters, MS, RD.
February is American Heart Month, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, celebrated on February 1! So, why does heart disease need a whole month to itself? For starters, it is the number-one cause of death among men and women in the United States, affecting some 81 million people. Everyone should care about heart disease, because if you do not have it, someone you know probably does. (more…)
