is pleased to host a free health screening at the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Woodwinds is located 1925 Woodwinds Drive in Woodbury. It’s a non-fasting screening. It takes just a few minutes of your time. You get your results right away.
The health screening includes:
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- Total cholesterol
- HDL (“good”) cholesterol
- Blood sugar
- Blood pressure
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Results from HealthEast Heart Care nurses.
Each year, nearly twice as many women die from heart disease as the next seven causes of death combined.
Heart attack warning signs in women:
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- Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back
- Pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck, jaw or arms
- Chest discomfort may also be experienced in the upper back between the shoulder blades
- Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath
- Atypical chest pain, stomach or abdominal pain
- Unexplained weakness, fatigue or anxiety
- Palpitations, cold sweat or paleness
- Shortness of Breath (often associated with signs listed above)
This is one of several screenings offered throughout the Twin Cities by HealthEast Women’s HeartAdvantage during the month of February. For more information visit www.healtheast.org/heart
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