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Take the Pledge for a Healthy Heart

Join Gwinnett Medical Center for their community celebration, Take the Pledge for A Healthy Heart, to recognize the opening of the new Strickland Heart Center.

This event will feature screenings and educational booths, cooking demonstrations by an award winning chef, fitness classes led by certified fitness instructors, complimentary chair massages as well as fantastic raffle prizes, including iPad 2 or iPod giveaways every 30 minutes.

Heart Healthy Exhibit Booths include:

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• Nutrition Consultation

• Exercise Education

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• Health Risk Counseling  

• Surgical Weight Loss

• Stroke Risk Assessment

• Heart Health Risk Assessment

• Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment

• Smoking Cessation

• And many more

 

Screenings include:

  • Total Cholesterol*
  • Glucose*
  • Full Lipid Profile (LDL, HDL and Triglycerides)*
  • Body Fat Composition
  • Blood Pressure
  • Bone Density Scan
  • BMI
  • Weight & Waist Circumference

 

* If you plan to receive the screenings, you must fast at least eight hours beforehand. Time slots are limited. 

 Date & Time: Saturday, February 18, 2012; 8-11 a.m.

 Event Location: Gwinnett Center (Grand Ballroom); 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy., Duluth, GA 30097

 RSVP Registration: call 678-312-5000 or visit gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/classes and choose Take the Pledge Event.

 Cost: FREE

Continental breakfast will be served.

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