Lunch and Learn: Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program

Healthy Workplace Committee

Cardiovascular Health

Awareness Program

Lunch and Learn Workshop

This program brings together a team of wellness professionals including occupational health nurses, an occupational health physician, volunteers and workplace wellness specialists who work as partners in promoting cardiovascular health. The program is free of charge to all McMaster employees and offers opportunities for blood pressure monitoring and health information around modifiable risk factors. The program will offer:

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Blood pressure measurement, including an explanation of the results and how to keep your blood pressure healthy

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Education and information: raising personal awareness of healthy blood pressure

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Informative heart health handouts: facts on current statistics, risk factors and healthy lifestyles

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Instruction on how to reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Blood Pressure Monitoring

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
(first come, first served – no registration required)

McMaster University Student Centre, CIBC Hall, Room 314/315

Heart Health Workshop with Dr. Rosenfeld 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Register here

McMaster University Student Centre, CIBC Hall, Room 314/315

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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Cardiovascular Health</b></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Awareness Program</b></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Lunch and Learn Workshop</span></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="s1">This program brings together a team of wellness professionals including occupational health nurses, an occupational health physician, volunteers and workplace wellness specialists who work as partners in promoting cardiovascular health.  The program is free of charge to all McMaster employees and offers opportunities for blood pressure monitoring and health information around modifiable risk factors.  The program will offer:</span></p>
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<p class="p5"><span class="s2">[if !supportLists]</span><span class="s3">·</span><span class="s4">         </span><span class="s2">[endif]</span><span class="s1">Blood pressure measurement, including an explanation of the results and how to keep your blood pressure healthy</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s2">[if !supportLists]</span><span class="s3">·</span><span class="s4">         </span><span class="s2">[endif]</span><span class="s1">Education and information:  raising personal awareness of healthy blood pressure</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s2">[if !supportLists]</span><span class="s3">·</span><span class="s4">         </span><span class="s2">[endif]</span><span class="s1">Informative heart health handouts:  facts on current statistics, risk factors and healthy lifestyles</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s2">[if !supportLists]</span><span class="s3">·</span><span class="s4">         </span><span class="s2">[endif]</span><span class="s1">Instruction on how to reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke</span></p>
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<p class="p6"><span class="s1"><b>Tuesday, February 17, 2015</b></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1"><b>Blood Pressure Monitoring</b></span></p>
<p class="p6"><span class="s5">12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
</span><span class="s1">(first come, first served – no registration required)</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1">McMaster University Student Centre, CIBC Hall, Room 314/315
</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1"><b>Heart Health Workshop</b> with Dr. Rosenfeld 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
</span><span class="s6">Register <a href="http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/healthy-workplace/index.php"><span class="s7"><b>here</b></span></a></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1">McMaster University Student Centre, CIBC Hall, Room 314/315</span></p>
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