Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Hosts Feb. 12 Heart Health Day Event
Lunchtime event features free blood pressure, blood sugar and BMI screenings
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. That's the sound of a healthy heart, but most of us don't hear that often enough. In fact, millions of Americans go about their daily lives unaware of their heart's health. The sad fact is that nearly 81 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease, whether high blood pressure, high cholesterol or an arrhythmia.
That's why Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, in partnership with the Shops at Houston Center and FSHouston, will offer free heart health checks during the annual Heart Health Day event, Feb. 12 downtown. Kelsey-Seybold medical staff and physicians will be on hand to offer tips to reduce the risk of heart disease and answer visitors' health questions. The event is free, open to the public, and features free blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index screenings and will be held in the food court of the Shops at Houston Center from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Guests will have a chance to ask the doctor about their health numbers and will receive a free pedometer or heart-shaped stress ball.
"Our physicians and medical staff want a chance to meet and educate women downtown," said Alfreda Bell, M.D., a Kelsey-Seybold Family Medicine physician. "On Feb. 12, visitors will learn more about reducing their own risk of heart disease and understand the value of important health numbers like cholesterol and blood pressure."
For more information or to RSVP for the event, please call 713-442-5186 or visit www.kelsey-seybold.com/events.
Can't make this event but want to check your heart health? Visit the Know Your Number wellness station on the Tunnel level under First City Tower or the City of Houston to check your blood pressure, body mass index, weight and pulse-oxygen level for FREE!
About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier community-based physician group, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's famous Texas Medical Center. More than 350 Kelsey-Seybold physicians practice at 18 locations in the greater Houston area. Medical services offered by Kelsey-Seybold include outpatient medical care in more than 50 medical specialties, outpatient surgery centers, nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Centers and Cancer Centers, advanced radiology services, onsite and online Kelsey Pharmacy services and secure communication portals for patients to communicate with their health care team. Kelsey-Seybold has proudly served the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1966 and today provides medical services onsite at the Johnson Space Center, the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, and in Moscow.
