BURLINGTON – Join Deborah Heart and Lung Center for the 9th annual Women’s Health EXPO on Feb. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Held at the Fountain of Life Center, this year’s event will feature health screenings, a variety of health and fitness activities for women, prizes and giveaways, and tasty treats!
“Each year we work in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s Wear Red Day,” said Renee Bullock-Palmer, M.D., Director of the Women’s Heart Center. “We want to raise awareness about the need to fight heart disease in women.”
In addition to Dr. Palmer, Denise Zingrone, D.O., Associate Director of the Women’s Heart Center; Jenine Vecchio, M.D., Director, Deborah Specialty Physicians Diabetes Center; and Navdeep Brar, M.D., Attending Pulmonologist will be present.
“Bringing together the expertise of specialists in pulmonology, cardiology, endocrinology, and diabetes, we can really offer our visitors a full picture of what it takes for a woman to stay ‘heart healthy,’” Dr. Palmer added. “We are really looking forward to the one-on-one time with our visitors.”
This year’s expo hopes to see over 1,000 women coming together for health screenings, including: blood pressure; glucose; body fat analysis; pulmonary function testing; balance; cholesterol/lipid panels; sleep apnea; asthma information; peripheral arterial disease assessment; bariatrics; and wound care and lung cancer information. Screenings for colon cancer information from NJCEED; hearing screenings from Associates in Hearing Healthcare, and sun damage assessments and flu shots by the Burlington County Health Department will also be available.
Not only this, but the expo features fun, free activities such as massages and bodywork, yoga therapy, tai chi by Next Step Strategies, mini make-overs by RetroChic Beauty, foot massages from Healthful Solutions 4 U, jewelry making from Art with Marianne, entertainment from Elaine and the Cimarron Sky Band, custom-tailored workout plans from Soulscapes Fitness, blow-outs, extensions, and hair care from True Colors Hair Salon, crafts and more!
Tasty treats will also be provided by Mario and Frank’s II Italian Restaurant & Oven Fresh Pizza and Vintage Vineyards, Chick-Fil-A, Properly Fueled, and Wawa.
Radio station B101.1 and the Philadelphia Soul Mates will be on hand with good tunes, prizes and giveaways throughout the day.
EXPO Premium Partners include: Aspen Hills Healthcare, CrisLaRose, Garden State Diagnostics & Imaging, Hampton Behavioral Center, Holy Redeemer Homecare and Hospice, Horizon Connect NJ, Masonic Village at Burlington, Med East Ortho, Moorestown Visiting Nurses, New Jersey Department of Children & Families, Praesto Group, Waters Medical House Calls, and Yoga Mandala.
Admission and parking are free! The first 1,000 participants will receive a gift bag!
For more information call 800-555-1990 option 4 or visit demanddeborah.org.
