Cardeo Free Consumer Health Expo Valentine's Weekend ...It Could Save Your Life; Free Health Testing & Programming for Children, Adolescents, Adults & Seniors.Lifestyle Editors/Health/Medical Writers Cardeo Consumer Health Expo HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 When was the last time you had your blood pressure taken? How about your cholesterol or glucose levels? Do you know what your Body Mass Index is? Houstonians will have the opportunity to receive these and other free health screenings along with suggested treatment options at Cardeo(TM) (www.cardeo.com), a FREE two-day Consumer Expo whose goal is to reduce or eliminate the risk of heart disease. The Expo is Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. & Feb. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at The Reliant Center Reliant Center is a convention center in Houston, Texas, part of the Reliant Park complex that was constructed around the Astrodome Reliant Stadium. Reliant Center hosts various events year-round, including portions of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, who maintains its offices . Cardeo is a free family event open to the public and will offer complementary health screenings, testing, products, samples, cooking and nutritional nutritional pertaining to or emanating from nutrition. nutritional anemia see nutritional anemia. nutritional assessment sessions, fun exercise and fitness demonstrations, seminars and programming for children, adults and seniors. The event will offer the following:
Free Testing:
-- Cholesterol: Having a high blood cholesterol level
increases your chances of developing heart
disease or having a heart attack. If you have
high cholesterol, you can actively do
something about it today so that you can lower
your risk of heart disease.
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-- Weight Calculations: Obesity is related to hypertension, diabetes,
abnormal cholesterol levels, and other
conditions, all of which contribute to heart
attack risk. Weight loss can reduce the risk
for coronary artery disease later in life.
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-- Body Mass Index BMI is determined by your weight and height.
Calculations: Your BMI calculation indicates if you are
underweight, acceptable, overweight or obese.
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-- Blood Pressure: High blood pressure can enlarge and weaken the
heart. It also damages the blood vessels. If
they become narrow or blocked, it may result
in a heart attack or stroke. Have your blood
pressure checked regularly.
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-- Glucose: Testing your blood sugar is the only way to
know whether your blood sugar is too high, too
low or acceptable levels. Glucose testing is
another useful tool for the assessment of risk
of development of cardiovascular disease
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Several other preventative tests will be given by various event sponsors and exhibitors.
Free Health Seminars:
-- Women's Health Issues: "How to Talk to Your Doctor and Improve
Communication," Texas Medical Foundation
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-- Men's Health Issues: "Men and Diabetes," presented by Dr.
Jeffrey Ross.
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-- Senior Health Seminars: Walking Seminars given by Houston Well
City, "Health Maintenance 101," Jewish
Community Center (JCC)
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-- Children's Programs: "Matters of the Heart" - children's show
presented by McGovern Children's Museum
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-- Family Classes: "Dealing with Stress," by Red Cross and
"Family Fitness," presented by YMCA
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-- Exercise Clinics: "Life Long Tai Chi," JCC and "How to Begin
an Exercise Program," by YMCA
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-- Cooking Sessions Nutritional cooking demonstrations given by
Diet/Nutrition: Houston Well City's master chefs from
Trevisio and Alexander The Great Greek
restaurants, "Healthy Cooking for Singles,"
JCC
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-- Vitamin/Drug Education: Participating pharmaceutical exhibitors and
sponsors will give educational sessions and
offer information.
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-- Technology Demos: New heart scan technology and heart disease
tests will be demonstrated by participating
technology exhibitors.
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The Expo will also host a Blood Drive with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. "Cardeo is a one-of-a-kind event that will offer something for everyone, including the nationally renowned 'Father of Aerobics' Dr. Kenneth Cooper, performances by Planet Funk Planet Funk is an Italian electronic dance musical group. Members are Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri, Domenico GG Canu, Marco Baroni, and Alessandro Sommella (the Ghost extra member , interactive family exercise programming provided by the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. and much more," said Jonathan Jonathan (jŏn`əthən) [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. Lack, Principal of ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , a Houston-based marketing and strategic management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm that's managing Cardeo. "The Expo is an all-inclusive event designed to educate every Houstonian about the need for prevention before intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. ." Cardeo, which is both the title sponsor of The Schull Schull or Skull (Irish:Scoil Mhuire) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the southwest coast, in West Cork, the village is situated in a scenic and remote location. It has a harbour, used for boating. Institute Healthcare Conference, a two-day symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. for healthcare professionals focusing on the latest discoveries and technologies for preventing heart disease (February February: see month. 12 &13), and the organizer See PIM and PDA. of the Cardeo Consumer Health Expo, is a collaborative col·lab·o·rate intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates 1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. 2. effort with over 130 companies and not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. organizations participating. Some sponsors and exhibitors are listed below. For a full list visit www.cardeo.com.
Major Exhibitors and Sponsors:
-- American Express -- Frito-Lay -- Methodist
Hospital
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-- Astra Zeneca -- Frost National -- Pfizer
Bank
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-- Bayer HeathCare -- GE Medical -- Reliant
Systems Pharmaceuticals
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-- Berkeley HeartLab, Inc. -- Humana -- Skechers
USA
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-- Christus St. Joseph's -- JP Morgan Chase -- Snickers
Health Marathon Bars
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-- Continental Airlines -- Memorial Hermann -- TXU Energy
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-- CVS Pharmacy -- Merrill Lynch -- Your Health
Lab
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Major Non-Profit Organizations:
-- AIDS Foundation -- HIMSS -- John P. McGovern
Houston Museum
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-- American Diabetes -- Hispanic American -- March of Dimes
Association Medical Assoc.
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-- American Red Cross -- Houston Well City -- MD Anderson
Cancer Center
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-- BioHouston -- Houston Technology -- The Women's Fund
Center
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-- Child Advocates -- HP Houston Marathon -- Urban League
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-- Chinese Community -- Interfaith Ministries -- YMCA of Greater
Center Houston
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-- Gateway to Care -- Jewish Community -- Your Doctor
Center Program
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Cardeo is led by ROI (www.roi.com), a Houston-based marketing and strategic management and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a that provides custom market research and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to clients in a broad range of industries and disciplines. Founded in 1994, ROI specializes in transforming business plans into action plans through strategic and tactical planning with execution through effective research, analysis, competitive intelligence, marketing and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . ROI partners with companies to achieve "Top Line Growth...Bottom Line Results(TM)." ROI is comprised of a dedicated team of seasoned industry professionals that have various functional and industry-related expertise working for Fortune 500, start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. , emerging and distressed companies. ROI is part of the Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. Group of companies affiliated af·fil·i·ate v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates v.tr. 1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: with Cockrell Cockrell may refer to
The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; . For more information on the conference agenda and speakers or to register for The Schull Healthcare Conference, visit www.schullinstitute.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. or www.cardeo.com. For information about becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the Healthcare Conference or Cardeo Consumer Expo, visit the Cardeo Web site or call or e-mail Bill Krull at (713) 647-7705 or bkrull@cardeo.com |
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