Heart Healthy Community

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The Delaware General Health District (DGHD) strives to provide prevention, health promotion, and early intervention and outreach services to the community. The DGHD and the Preservation Parks of Delaware County are working together to provide walking programs to Delaware County residents.

Ever dream of completing a Marathon? Join the Fall Golden Marathon Walking Program in October. During the months of October, November, and December you can accomplish walking an entire Marathon (26.2 miles) at various locations in Delaware County. If you are interested in joining the walking program, click here for more information.

A Community Resource Guide has been created to help Delaware County residents locate health, nutrition, tobacco cessation, fitness resources, and many more services around the County. Click here to check out the services DGHD provides to the community.

For more information contact Nicole Harmon, Health Educator at 740-203-2086 or nicole@delawarehealth.org

Go Red for Women Day Celebration at DGHD

Delaware General Health District staff members observe "Go Red for Women" day Feb. 6, 2009, with a group photo session in the clinic lobby. The American Heart Association sponsors Go Red day to enlist support in the fight against heart disease, the #1 killer of women in our nation. For more information, log on to http://www.goredforwomen.org/. DGHD staff photo by Susan Sutherland RS

 

Go Red for Women began in 2004 to raise awareness about heart disease and to empower women to become aware of the risk factors associated with heart disease.  Heart disease is the number one killer of American women, about 500,000 per year.  This year companies, schools and organizations across the United States celebrated National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6, 2009.  The Delaware General Health District participated by inviting all employees to wear red for a photo opportunity to mark this year’s celebration.  Over 45 employees were sporting their red in honor of raising awareness for all the women in their life who may be at risk for heart disease.  Risk factors for women who may be at risk include those who smoke, have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, are physically inactive, obese and are pre-diabetic.  Ten ways to reduce your risk for heart disease include:

• seeing  your doctor regularly,

• know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers,

• follow your doctor’s recommendations for diet and exercise,

• take prescribed medication as directed,

• quit smoking, get at least 30 minutes of exercise,

• eat a heart healthy diet,

• limit food high in saturated fats and cholesterol,

• limit your sodium intake,

• drink alcohol in moderation.