Maintaining A Healthy Heart

February is American Heart Month.

And the Windsor Health Department is celebrating with a variety of programs and services aimed at maintaining a healthy heart.

Blood Pressure Screenings will be offered the first Wednesday of each month at the LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave, Windsor, CT, from 10:30am – 12:00noon. 

In conjunction with the Screenings, Blood Pressure Programs will be offered at Town Hall, 275 Broad Street, Windsor, CT, from 6:30-8:30pm. See below for a detailed list of the programs available.


Educational / Informational Programs

March 4, 2020 – Rescheduled (originally 2/12/2020)
Location: LP Wilson Senior Center. 599 Matianuck Ave.
Time: 1-3:00 PM
Blood Pressure Classifications & Importance of Blood Pressure Control
Presented By:
Atique Azam Mirza MD, FACC, FASNC, FCPS, FACP
Cardiologist, Central Connecticut Cardiologists, LLC, Attending and Consultant Cardiologist, St. Frances Hospital and Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Frank H. Netter School of Medicine Quinnipiac University, CT

March 11, 2020
Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure
Presented By:
Paula Raines LPN Head Nurse, Central Connecticut Cardiologists, Enfield, CT

April 8, 2020
Lifestyle Modifications
Presented By:
Michelle Mattia RD
Retail Dietitian, ShopRite, Enfield, CT; Registered Dietitian, Mass Mutual via Health  Fitness, Enfield, CT and Springfield, MA

May 13, 2020
High Blood Pressure and Pharmacology
Presented By:
Michael Gnoinski, PharmD, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Nicholas Pugliese, PharmD, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

June 10, 2020
Adherence to High Blood Pressure Therapy
Presented By: Barbara Chamberland RN
Retired Nurse, Central Connecticut Cardiologists, Hartford, CT

July 1, 2020
Hypertension Emergencies & Urgencies
Presented By:
Coming Soon….

Blood Pressure Screenings

Where:
L.P. Wilson Community Center
599 Matianuck Ave, Windsor, CT

When:
January 8, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

February 5, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

March 4, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

April 1, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

May 6, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

June 3, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

July 1 2020,
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

August 5, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

September 2, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

October 7, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

November 4, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon

December 2, 2020
10:30 am – 12:00 noon