Healthy Heart Day
February is Heart Month and to bring awareness to heart health, Northern Hearts and the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre (Support Services) collaborated to offer Healthy Heart Day in Thunder Bay on Saturday, February 22nd.
Over 65 participants attended the daylong event at the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre that featured presentations by health professionals on many aspects of heart disease to help educate the audience on risk factors associated with the disease and remedies for prevention.
Presentations:
“Your Heart Health” – Curans Heart Centre- Dr. Chris Lai, Cardiologist, Lisa Stein NP, Michaela Coutre NP, Mariah MacFarlane, Kinesiologist & Ashley Wright
“Managing your Heart Meds” Vali Orchard, Pharmacist, Shoppers Drug Mart Hodder Avenue
“Eating for a Healthier Heart”- Kim McGibbon, Registered Dietitian, Thunder Bay District Health Unit
“Diabetes and Your Heart”- Compass North Student Outreach Program- Logan Assinick, Harleeen Dhillon, Pierson Rasmussen
“Mental Health for your Heart” – Kayla Waddington, Thunder Bay District Health Unit
“Benefits of Exercise” by Katherine Chisholm, Registered Kinesiologist, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
“Being an Active Cardiac Survivor” by Frank Rizzuto, Volunteer, TBRHSC Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
“40 Years Fitness Trainer, 50 Years Diabetic, 1 year Quadruple Bypass Survivor” by Lisa Mork Geurts- Lisa’s Fitness Firm
Demonstrations:
- Exercise Sessions- Lisa Mork Geurts
- Blood Pressure Clinic
Information Displays:
Thunder Bay District Health Unit- Compass North- 211 Services- Canada Games Complex- Curans Heart Centre- Age Friendly Thunder Bay- Northern Hearts- Elder Abuse
Thank you to our sponsors:
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Dr. Lai
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Curan’s Heart Centre Team
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Compass North Team
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Kim McGibbon, TBDHU
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Katherine Chisholm, TBRHSC
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Lisa Mork-Guertz, Lisa’s Fitness Firm
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Kayla Waddington, TBDHU
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Frank Rizzuto, Volunteer, TBRHSC