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Activities for Heart Month

Published:Monday | January 30, 2017 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Heart Foundation board member Maurice Anderson; Deborah Chen, executive director of the Foundation; Dr Andrene Chung, consultant cardiologist and chair of the Foundation; and Dr Paul Wright (right), sports medicine specialist, in conversation with Dr Beverley Wright, acting director of health promotion and protection in the Ministry of Health, during the media launch for Heart Month (February) on January 24 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.
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Activities for Heart Month

 

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

 

- Heart Month Launch, Spanish Court Hotel.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1

 

- Outside Broadcast/HFJ

Hitz 92 FM with Jenny Jenny

6 a.m. - 9 a.m.

- Lion's Club of Kingston Luncheon, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, 12:30 p.m. Guest speaker Dr Paul Wright.

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5

 

Church service, St Luke's Church

7:30 a.m.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

 

- Screening at Duhaney Park Health Centre, Kingston, at 9 a.m.

*Services available at subsidised costs.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

 

- Screening at Harbour View Health Centre, Kingston, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

 

- Screening at Maxfield Park Health Centre, Kingston, at 9 a.m.

- Screening at Lawrence Tavern Health Centre, St Andrew, at 9 a.m.

- Screening at Llandewey Health Centre, St Thomas, at 9 a.m.

* services available at subsidised costs.

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

 

- Plaza promotion, 10 a.m.

- Nationwide with Ms. Kitty

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Regal Plaza, LOJ Shopping Centre, Boulevard Shopping Centre, Tropical Plaza, Sovereign Centre.

* Screening services available at subsidised costs.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

 

Valentine's Day

- OB/HFJ Heart Check Day (ECG BOGO offer), 28 Beechwood Avenue, Kingston 5

- Mello FM with Barry G

1p.m. - 5 p.m. (Montego Bay, Fairview Shopping Centre).

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

 

- Screening at Rollington Town Health Centre, Kingston, at 9 a.m.

- Screening at Norman Gardens Health Centre, Kingston, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16

 

- Screening at Trinityville Health Centre, St Thomas, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

- Medical Symposium, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel at 5:30 p.m. Guest speaker, Professor Jagat Narula, cardiologist, Mount Sinai Hospital.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20

 

- Outside Broadcast/HFJ

Power 106 Ronnie Thwaites

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

 

- Screening at Seaforth Health Centre, St Thomas, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

 

- Proven Run for Your Heart Presentation: 10 a.m. - 12 noon (Venue to be confirmed)

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

 

- Screening at Waterford Health Centre, St Catherine, 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

 

Screening at Old Harbour Health Centre, St Catherine, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

 

- CPR Day

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

 

- Screening at Yallahs Health Centre, St Thomas, at 9 a.m.

* Services available at subsidised costs.