Vidant Beaufort and Vidant Pungo Hospitals host Women's Heart Truth Luncheon | Eastern North Carolina Now

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Raising Awareness and providing education about the importance of heart health

    WASHINGTON     Heart disease is the cause of one in every six deaths in the United States, and Vidant Health is raising community awareness about heart health through sponsored events in February.

    The Heart Truth Speaking Tour featuring national speaker Eliz Greene comes to Belhaven, February 27th. Join Vidant Beaufort Hospital and Vidant Pungo Hospital at the Wilkinson Center located at 144 W. Main Street in Belhaven at 11:30 am for our Heart Truth Luncheon.

    Come for a delicious heart healthy meal while being informed and inspired by Eliz Greene. You'll also hear some important facts about heart health from Laurie Koehler, a family nurse practitioner from Vidant Family Medicine Belhaven - Allen Street. Free cardiovascular risk screenings including blood pressure and blood sugar checks will be available from 10:00 am to 11:15 am. If you are in the Washington area, take the Red Dress Express from Vidant Beaufort Hospital to the Wilkinson Center. The bus depart at 10:00 am and will return at approximately 2:30 pm.

    Eliz Greene shares strategies for healthier lives and provides the motivation to adopt at least one. Guests will laugh, dance, and learn along with Greene as she shares personal stories and real world strategies to live longer, feel better, and stress less. The women's speaking tour has stops all across eastern North Carolina.

    Registration is required and seating is limited. To register, call (800) 472-8500 or visit VidantHealth.com/womensheart.

    Here are some facts according to The Heart Truth:

    • One out of four women diagnosed with heart disease will die each year.
    • 23 percent of women will die one year after having a heart attack.
    • Within six years of having a heart attack, 46 percent of women become disabled with heart failure.
    • About two-thirds of women who have a heart attack fail to make a full recovery.

    About The Heart Truth

    The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease and is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Through the campaign, the NHLBI leads the nation in a landmark heart health awareness movement that is being embraced by millions who share the common goal of better heart health for all women.

    The centerpiece of The Heart Truth is the Red Dress, which was introduced as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 by the NHLBI. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action.

    To learn more, visit www.hearttruth.gov

    For more information please contact:

    Pam Shadle

     Manager of Marketing, Public Relations and Development
      Vidant Beaufort Hospital
      Phone: (252) 975-4134 or pam.shadle@vidanthealth.com