ACCORDING TO THE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic and racial groups in the U.S., being responsible for one out of every four deaths, or approximately 647,000 each year just in the United States. These numbers may seem disheartening at first, but there is hope on the horizon, and the American Heart Association (AHA) is bearing the torch. For almost a century, the AHA has been striving to save and improve lives by fighting heart disease and stroke. One remarkable tool in their kit is the annual Polk County Heart Walk. We talked to a couple of people involved with the Heart Walk to find out exactly how it is improving and saving lives.
Megan Rivera, assistant director for the Polk, Brevard, Volusia, and Flagler County AHA, tells us that the 27th annual Polk County Heart Walk will be taking place in September. Approximately 2,000 people participate in the Heart Walk each year, and last least year they raised more than $174,000 for the important research and education funded by the AHA. Participants can choose a one-mile or three-mile course, and they have access to valuable health information, light snacks, and free entertainment. The entire event is free, but participants are encouraged to collect donations to support the AHA.
This story is from the February 2020 edition of Central Florida Health News.
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