Join Navicent Health to Learn if Your Heart is as Healthy as it Could Be

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The CDC estimates 610,000 people in the U.S. die of heart disease each year - approximately one in every four deaths. Heart disease affects both men and women, with no regard for race or ethnicity. Deaths related to heart disease are particularly high in Georgia and the Southeast.

While statistics on the deadliness of this disease are staggering, there are steps individuals may take to improve the health of their heart. Atrium Health Navicent is dedicated to battling heart disease by giving central Georgians the tools they need to live heart healthy lives. Celebrate Heart Fest 2019 with Atrium Health Navicent during February, American Heart Month.

Make your plans to attend the following events:

"Eat Your Heart Out" Heart Healthy Presentation and Cooking Demonstration

12:00 p.m.

Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Dr. in Macon)

Free recipes, taste testing and door prizes

Please RSVP to rsvp@navicenthealth.org or 478-633-4733.

Save Your Heart Health Fair

7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Central Georgia Technical College Building H (3300 Macon Tech Drive, Macon)

Free screenings include full blood lipid screening, blood pressure, body mass index, glucose and more.

Attendees may register for these free screenings in advance at www.navicenthealth.org or by calling 478-633-6336

Angioscreen, a painless, non-invasive screening to determine the risk of heart disease and stroke, will be offered for $50. Please call 1-800-627-2393 to reserve your place for this special screening. (This screening is offered at no charge for U.S. military veterans)

"Structural Cardiology - New Approaches to Valvular Heart Disease" Seminar

6:00 p.m.

Carlyle Place, Atrium Health Navicent (5300 Zebulon Road, Macon)

This educational seminar will feature Brandon Elmore, M.D.

Dinner provided.

Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

Vascular Seminar

6:00 p.m.

Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin (821 North Cobb Street, Milledgeville)

This educational seminar will feature vascular surgeon John Mix, M.D.

Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

Thursday, February 14

Heart Healthy Luncheon

12:00 p.m.

Fort Valley State University Agricultural Technology Conference Center (46 Camp John Hope Road, Fort Valley)

This educational luncheon will feature the following presentations:

"Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart"

"Setting Exercise Goals for a Healthy Heart"

Please RSVP to 478-654-2002

"Living with Heart Failure" Seminar

6:00 p.m.

Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Drive, Macon)

This educational seminar will feature Erskine James, M.D.

Dinner provided.

Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

Heart Healthy Luncheon

12:00 p.m.

Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin (821 North Cobb Street, Milledgeville)

This educational luncheon will feature William Knopf, MD, speaking on "Getting to the Heart of the Matter"

Please RSVP to 478-776-4641.

Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Seminar

6:00 p.m.

Luce Heart Institute at The Medical Center, Navicent Health (755 Hemlock Street, Macon)

This educational seminar will feature a panel of physicians.

Dinner provided.

Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

Angioscreen, a painless, non-invasive screening to determine a person's risk of heart disease and stroke, will be offered on the following dates:

Thursday, January 31

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Vascular Institute, Atrium Health Navicent (320 Margie Drive, Warner Robins)

Wednesday, February 6

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent (1960 Hwy 247 Connector, Byron)

Wednesday, February 13

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Monroe Regional Medical Complex (120 North Lee Street, Suite C, Forsyth)

Wednesday, February 20

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Putnam General Hospital (101 Greensboro Road, Eatonton)

Thursday, February 28

11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Drive, Macon)

Thursday, March 14

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Vascular Institute, Atrium Health Navicent (320 Margie Drive, Warner Robins)

Please call 1-800-627-2393 to register. There is a $50.00 registration fee. However, this screening is free for U.S. military veterans.

For more information on Heart Fest 2019, please visit www.navicenthealth.org, keyword "Heart Fest."

Atrium Health Navicent, the leading provider of healthcare in central and south Georgia, is committed to its mission of elevating health and wellbeing through compassionate care. Licensed for 970 beds and offering care in 53 specialties at 30 facilities throughout the region, Atrium Health Navicent provides care for healthcare consumers' through an academic medical center; community, pediatric and rehabilitation hospitals; urgent care centers; physician practices; diagnostic centers; home health; hospice and palliative care; and a life plan community. Atrium Health Navicent is dedicated enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally-recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. For more information, please visit www.navicenthealth.org.