February Is Heart Health Month

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February heart calendar

February is a time for us to reconnect with ourselves and a time for us to focus on heart health. One way to do that is to make small changes that can lead to big benefits.

Heart-healthy living involves understanding your risks, making healthy choices, and taking steps to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, including coronary heart disease the most common type. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but by taking preventative measures, you can lower your risk of developing heart disease that could lead to a heart attack.

Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association.

  1. Eat Better
  2. Be More Active
  3. Quit Tobacco
  4. Get Healthy Sleep
  5. Manage Weight
  6. Control Cholesterol
  7. Manage Blood Sugar
  8. Manage Blood Pressure

This year’s heart month theme focuses on learning CPR. Every year, over 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of a hospital, with most happening at home. Sadly, only 10% survive. By giving someone CPR you can double or even triple their chances of survival. Be ready when it matters most. Learn CPR and become part of the Nation of Lifesavers™.

Cardiac arrest can happen anytime anywhere. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival! Watch this video to learn the 2 easy steps of Hands-Only CPR.

If a child or infant’s heart stops, you should provide immediate CPR – compressions with breaths – until help arrives. By learning the skills of CPR and choking relief you can be better prepared to save a life. How to perform child CPR

Join the Nation of Lifesavers today by taking a CPR course. You can find that information Heart.org – Nation of Lifesavers

 Learn CPR at home and more resources can be found here

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