Leaders Voice: Creighton University Medical
Center Celebrates Heart
Month Through Awareness
You may think that
heart disease happens to other people, but heart disease remains the leading
cause of death in the United
States for both men and women. In fact, one
in three deaths in the United States can be attributed to heart disease,
killing roughly the same number of Americans each year as cancer, lower
respiratory disease (including pneumonia) and accidents combined.
This
February - American Heart Month - Creighton
University Medical
Center is assuming a leadership role in the fight against
coronary disease. I'm asking you to once again join me to spread the word to
men and women in our community. Here are a few ways you can get involved:
Save the Date for the
2012 Heart Walk
Saturday,
May 5
9
a.m.
Stinson Park at Aksarben
Village
Join
a walk team or lead one!
Purchase a Heart Walk
Pin
Creighton
University Medical Center Heart Walk Team captains will once again be selling heart
pins. They are $5 and will be available for sale until May 1.
Go Red Photo Contest
Visit
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHeartAssocationOmaha
and "like" the Creighton Go Red for Women photo by Feb. 18th.
Spread the Word
Creighton University Medical
Center will be posting
Heart Healthy Tips on Facebook throughout February. Fan us and share our posts
to help spread the word!
Sharing
information about heart disease and messages of awareness and support are vital to prevention. Whether you
volunteer to serve as a team captain for the Heart Walk, or share information
we post on Facebook, you are serving an important role. I ask you to join with
me and carry that word throughout our community.
