Clearview Regional in Monroe, Ga. Goes Red in Support of Heart Health

Clearview Regional Medical Center Clearview Regional Medical Center and Monroe Junior League teamed up on Friday to bring awareness to Women's Heart Health. At the fair, women were able to get information on eating for a healthy heart, recommended exercise regiments and other resources for heart health.

Emily Russell, director of marketing for Clearview Regional Medical Center said this year it was decided that the health fair was the right way to help raise awareness of heart disease in women and ways to combat it. Last year a Go Red banquet was held to raise funds, but the health fair replaced that event for 2013.

"We just thought this would be more beneficial to the community," Russell said, adding that money raised through previous fundraisers was turned over to Faith in Serving Humanity for its free clinic. The clinic is scheduled to open in Monroe later this month.

Russell said the health fair was well supported with people from the community dropping by to pick up the information and see what resources were available.

National Wear Red Day is the first Friday of February every year and is designed to raise awareness to women's heart health. At www.heart.org, you can find out more about women's heart health. It gives the following information about recognizing the symptoms for the three key heart health emergencies.

Heart Attack Warning Signs

• Chest discomfort - Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body - Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
• Shortness of breath - with or without chest discomfort.
• Other Signs - may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

Stroke - How to spot a stroke F.A.S.T.

• Face Drooping Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile.
• Arm Weakness Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
• Speech Difficulty Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like "the sky is blue." Is the sentence repeated correctly?
• Time to call 9-1-1 If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 9-1-1 and get them to the hospital immediately.

Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs

• Sudden loss of responsivenesss
• No response to tapping on shoulders
• No Normal breathing - The victim does not take a normal breath when you tilt the head up and check for at least five seconds.

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