Ascension Providence Rochester to host heart health event – The Oakland Press

Ascension Providence Rochester will host Eat, Learn and Live Well: Women are from Venus.

The event will run from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in the auditorium on the first floor. The event is free but registration is encouraged.

Women are from Venus is designed to empower women to unite and fight heart disease, said Stephanie Bauer, community health and education department. Attendees will learn strategies for living with and preventing heart disease in their lives and the lives of loved ones.

Attendees can expect a strolling dinner beginning at 6 p.m., followed by heart pumping exercise demos. Then a local survivor will share her story of how she survived a heart attack. Sindhu Koshy, cardiologist at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, will conclude with a presentation about why heart disease is different in women and ways to prevent it.

To register, visit healthcare.ascension.org/events or call 248-652-5269.

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