Feb 1 - 4:00 - 7:00 pm - Women's Heart Day Outreach at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor Township, NJ - A Free Program with screenings, demos, vendor tables, health seminar with "Ask the Experts" Health Panel, free gifts and door prizes. Honorary Chairperson for the Women's Cardiovascular Initiative in Mercer County is Mercer County Clerk Cathy DiConstanzo (pictured at left). Event Co-Chairs are Kristine Olson, RN, and Kathy Williamson, RN, both from Capital Health System in Trenton, NJ.

Presenters

• The Truth About Women, Exercise and Weight Loss - Peter Mellios, Certified Trainer, Body Rehab

• Early Recognition of Heart Disease in Women - Kris Olson, NP, Primary Care, Adult Clinic at Capital Health System, Trentn, NJ

• Research Update: The Estrogen Question - Charles Dennis, MD, Director of Cardiology, Deborah Heart and Lung Center and President of the American Heart Association

• Preventive Cardiology - Harvey Hecht, MD, Director, The Heart and Vascular Institute, Morristown, NJ

• Nutritional Medicine - Philip L. Bonnet, MD, Primary Care, Washington Crossing, PA,

WHF is pleased to welcome Kathy Orr of the Channel 10 News Team who will moderate our health panel discussion.

Corporate Sponsors

Vendor Sponsors

Roma Federal Savings Bank, Capital Health System, Hamilton Township Health Department, Mednet Healthcare Technology, Black Forest Acres, The Heart and Vascular Institute, Slender Lady, Yardville National Bank, Ortho Nutritional Products, Body Rehab, Ambest Surgical, Heart to Hearts, Disetronics, GSA, Phi beta kappa, Slender Lady Fitness.

Pre-register by sending an email to admin@womensheartfoundation.org

Directions to Mercer County Community College
From the north: take Route 1 south towards Trenton to Route 295 and go towards Bordentown. Follow 295 for approximately 3 miles. Exit onto Sloan Road East, going under the overpass. You will pass a large AMC Cinema on your right on Sloan Road. Continue through the light at the intersection of Quakerbridge Road. The road name changes to Flock Road. Go to the end of Flock Road and turn left onto Edinburgh Road (same as Old Trenton Road). The community college is approximatley 2 miles up on the left. Follow the parking signs for “Women's Heart Day”. Screenings will take place in the Communications Building Room CM-170 from 4-5 pm. The seminar will take place next door in Kelsey Theatre from 5-7 pm.

More WHF Presentations

Feb 6, 7:00 pm - Lawrence Senior Citizens Building, 30 Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville, NJ “New Thoughts on Eating Healthy”. Presenter: Bonnie Arkus, WHF founder (presented in cooperation with Lawrence Health Department)

Feb 7, 12:30 - 1:30 pm - South Brunswick Senior Citizens Center, South Brunswick Health Township Municipal Complex, NJ. “A Woman's Heart”. Presenter: Bonnie Arkus
(presented in cooperation with South Brusnwick Health Department. Call for directions and registration 732.329.4000)

Feb 7, 7:00 pm - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton, Hamilton Township, NJ “Love Your Heart - Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease that oftern go unrecognized in Women and Men”. Presenter: Steven A. Samuel, MD, Medical Director WHF. (presented in cooperation with RWJ Univ Hospital/Hamilton. Registration required. Call 609.584.5900)>

Feb 11 at 7:30 p.m. - Village Grande Hadassah, Princeton Junction, NJ “Heart Disease in Women: Recognizing Risk, Recognizing Symptoms”. Presenter: Bonnie Hartman Arkus (presented in cooperation with Hadassah)

Health Partners' Programs

Capital Health System Programs (call to register at 609.394.4512. Go to www.capitalhealth.org)

Feb 21, 6:30 pm - “Women and Heart Disease, Learn to Lower Your Risk”. Presenter: Richard Hyman, MD. Yardley Community Center, Yardley, PA. Dinner provided. Call to register. 609.394.4512.

Feb 26, 6:00 pm - “Exercise Your Way to a Stronger Heart”. Presenter: Betsy Smyth, BSN, RNC. Cardioulmonary Nurse YWCA, 140 East Hanover St, Trenton, NJ. Co-sponsored by American Heart Assoc.

Feb 28, 6:00 pm - “Understanding Cholesterol - Get the Lowdown”. Presenter: Dr. Steven Goldsmith, MD Hamilton Township Library, One Municipal Drive, Hamilton Township, NJ. Co-sponsored by American Heart Association and Pfizer, Inc. Dinner provided.

Free Screenings for Township Residents

Lawrence Township Health Department: Blood pressure screenings every 1st and 3rd Wed from 1-4 pm at Town Hall on Route 206 in Lawrence Township.

Hamilton Towship Health Department: Nurse screenings are completed every other Wednesday. The next one is scheduled for Feb. 6. Call one week in advance to schedule an appointment: 609.890.3884. Screening includes blood sugar so participants should fast 2 ours prior to their appointment.

Ewing Township Health Department completes cholesterol screenings the first Tuesday of each month. The time alternates between evening and daytime. Call 609.883.2900 x 7686 to schedule an appointment. One day advance notice is all that is required. The next screening is February 5, 6:30-8:30pm for cholesterol & blood pressure. The reading is for Total Cholesterol only and takes approximatley 3 minutes.

City of Trenton Health Department: Blood pressure assessments will continue with the Blood Pressure Campaign “Trenton: A City with Heart”. The next screening is scheduled Feb 5 from 9-11am at the Central Post Office on Montgomery Street and Feb 7 from 12:30 - 2:30pm.