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February 4, 2013 | Chris Kaminski

UConn Health Center Kicks Off American Heart Month

Employees from throughout the Health Center wore red to help raise awareness about the nation’s number one killer.

Health Center Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Goes Red

Top row (left to right): Vinny Tafuto, Cathy Trahiotis, Alicia Respass, Nancy Craven,Sean Riley. Bottom row (left to right: Karen Wojcik, June Depalma, Jeannette Monserrate. The Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine staff get into the spirit for National Wear Red Day on February 1, 2013. (UConn Health Center Photo)

Click on the photo to view a slideshow of Health Center employees getting into the spirit of National Wear Red Day.
Click on the photo to view a slideshow of Health Center employees getting into the spirit of National Wear Red Day.

The UConn Health Center kicked off American Heart Month by painting the Health Center red. On Friday, Feb. 1, the Health Center celebrated the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness of women’s heart health. Although heart disease affects both men and women, it still is the leading cause of death of women over the age of 25.

The Health Center community was encouraged to wear red and to submit a photo showing their department’s spirit and support.

Are you a woman who wants to get the very best care for her heart? Then call the Women’s Heart Health Program at 860-679-3343 or visit heart.uchc.edu.

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