Public Invited to Free Community Healthy Heart Fair at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital on February 19
February is National Heart Awareness Month and Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital is inviting the community to a free Healthy Heart Fair on Thursday, Feb 19, from 10 am to 2 pm, to learn how to improve their heart health and reduce their risk of having a heart attack.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, and individuals across various racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
However, making small changes can significantly enhance your heart health, helping you live your healthiest life, according to Jonathan Rhee, MD, a cardiologist at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital.
The free Community Heart Fair will be held in the Heart and Lung Center at Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital, 1400 North 500 East, Logan.
Here are some of the free services and information that will be available at the event:
1. Heart Risk Assessment
Are you aware of your individual risk factors for heart disease? There will be self-assessment kits that will help you identify the things that impact your heart health so you can learn how best to address those risk factors as participants engage with heart experts at the heart fair.
2. Blood Pressure Checks
When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? Do you know what “normal range” is for blood pressure and how high blood pressure increases your risk of health problems? Participants will be able to get their blood pressure checked and learn what you can do to better manage this indicator of health.
3. Heart Healthy Recipes
Eating healthy is one of the many ways you can improve your heart health. However, do you know what you should be looking for in the foods or recipes you’re whipping up? Learn from Intermountain nutrition experts about what a heart-healthy diet looks like and pick up some recipes for meals you can cook at home.
4. Heart Healthy Exercise Tips
How many minutes of exercise do you get a week? How many minutes should you be getting and what classifies as “exercise”? Learn from experts about ways that you can improve your heart health by increasing your activity level with simple at-home workouts.
5. Heart-Healthy Refreshments
As you discuss heart health with the experts, you’ll be able to sample small, heart-healthy foods to show you how eating healthy can be delicious.
Know Your Numbers and Risks
Your risk of heart disease is based partly on genetics (or family history), but also on lifestyle.
Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital doctors say the most important thing men and women can do to get ahead of heart disease is to know what your numbers are, and the risk factors you have so you and your primary care provider can plan together.
Risk factors include:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Smoking (even exposure to second-hand smoke)
- Obesity
- Unhealthy diet
- Physical inactivity
As part of National Heart Month in February, Intermountain Health is offering a Healthy Heart Quiz and other information and resources to help you assess your heart health.
To take the quiz, go to: https://connect.intermountainhealth.org/heart
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