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2007 National Woman's Heart Day(R) Health Fair Offers Free 15-minute Screenings, Advice for Los Angeles Women.


Heart Disease, the Leading Killer killer Vox populi A person or thing that kills, in fact or figuratively. See Internet serial killer, Self-killer, Serial killer, Silent killer.  of American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Women, is Largely Preventable

Sister to Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, Inc.:
WHEN:     Friday, February 16, 2007

TIME:     8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

WHERE:    Westside Pavilion - 10800 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064
          Between Westwood Blvd. and Overland Ave.
          Event: First and second floor of Westside Pavilion
          Free parking.

WHAT:     The National Woman's Heart Day(R) Health Fair will offer
          free 15-minute heart screenings to measure women's
          cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose levels and body
          mass index. Potential life-saving results are given on-site
          and include an overall risk assessment and guidance on
          adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle. The health fair will
          feature heart healthy-eating demonstrations and
          presentations from local chefs and nutrition experts. There
          will also be interactive fitness demonstrations on
          exercising to a healthy heart in just five minutes a day.

WHO:      National Woman's Heart Day(R) is sponsored by the Sister to
          Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
          foundation that is dedicated to bringing free heart disease
          screenings and "heart-healthy" information to women to
          prevent heart disease.

WHY:      Heart disease is the leading killer of American women,
          claiming more lives than the next six causes of death
          combined. However, only 46% of women know this critical fact
          and only 13% consider it their own greatest health risk.
          Getting screened and learning about your personal heart
          disease risk factors and how to reduce them are key steps in
          prevention. Up to 82% of heart disease is preventable.

CONTACT:  ChrisAnn Richards - Richards + Stark Marketing Communication
          Media Relations for Los Angeles National Women's Heart Day
          Campaign
          714-608-2054 cell phone or email:chrisann@richards-stark.com

SPONSORS: Major sponsor is sanofi aventis. National sponsors are
          Cardinal Health Foundation, Kellogg's, Abbott. National
          media partners include America Online, Good Housekeeping,
          and Redbook. Government partners include the Office on
          Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
          Services, the Office of Research on Women's Health in the
          National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and
          Blood Institute in NIH and the U.S. Centers for Disease
          Control and Prevention.
          Local sponsors include: Westside Pavilion, AEG, Los Angeles
          Lakers, MetroMakeover.com, Dreamworks, LA Office of Women's
          Health, New Health Consultants, Inc., and DaVita.

          More information about National Woman's Heart Day(R) is
          available online at: http://www.womansheartday.org or
          www.westsidepavilion.com
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