Healthy Heart Day was held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, and offered presentations by various health professionals and organizations as well as information displays and activities all designed to help educate the participants on various aspects of heart health.
The event is a partnership between Northern Hearts and the Thunder Bay 55Plus Centre.
Over 100 registered participants attended, and the feedback received was extremely positive.
Thank you!
To:
- All the presenters and organizations that volunteered their time and expertise to help all those in attendance.
- The organizations that offered information displays related to heart health
- Shoppers Drug Mart, McIntyre for their sponsorship of the event
- Kristine Cameron for conducting a blood pressure clinic for attendees
- Lisa Mork-Guertz for leading the participants in an energizing exercise session
- Corinne Graham and the staff of the Thunder Bay 55Plus Centre
- The volunteers who devoted their time to assist with the event
- All the participants for taking time to learn about keeping your heart healthy
Agenda
Dr. C. Lai speaks to attendees
Kim McGibbon, Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Curans Heart Centre Team
Vali Orchard, Shoppers Drug Mart, McIntryre Centre
Kristine Cameron, Blood Pressure Clinic
Dr. C. Lai, Cardiologist
Kim McGibbon, Dietitian, TBDHU
Vali Orchard, Pharmacist, Shoppers Drug Mart
Claire Poulin, Compass North
Aleksis Penna, Compass North
Katherine Chisholm, Kinesiologist, TBRHSC
Lisa Mork-Guertz
Kayla Waddington, Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Lauri Fieldhouse, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
Frank Rizzuto, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
Corinne Graham, Thunder Bay 55Plus Centre