Co-Lin to host heart seminars

By Special to The Democrat | The Natchez Democrat

Published Thursday, January 29, 2009

NATCHEZ — Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Natchez will host a series of seminars and demonstrations in February to commemorate American Heart Month.

Calling the program “Co-Lin Has Heart,” the campus will offer to the public presentations by professionals on four Fridays in February. Each session will be at noon in the W. L. Nelson Multi-Purpose Room. A $1 donation will be asked to help the American Heart Association. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Also, screenings for blood pressure, body-mass index, glucose and weight will be offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day for a donation to the American Heart Association. The Co-Lin Practical Nursing Student Nurse Association will sell T-shirts.

The schedule is as follows:

4Friday, Feb. 6: Dr Rick Jeansonne will discuss prevention of heart disease

4Friday, Feb. 13: CPR instruction: the basics of proper adult CPR without certification

4Friday, Feb. 20: Walt Wilson, Respiratory Care Practitioner instructor at Co-Lin, will talk about signs of heart trouble.

4Friday, Feb. 27: Marcia Passman will present prevention exercises

“We are pleased to offer this program to our campus and community,” said Teresa Busby, vice president of the Natchez campus. “Education is the key to a healthy lifestyle. We are especially grateful to our special guest speakers and to our Respiratory Care Program and LPN program instructors and students for putting together this program.”

According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation’s No. 1 killer. To urge Americans to join the battle against these diseases, since 1963 Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month.”

The American Heart Association works with the administration to draft and sign this annual proclamation.

For more information: amanda.criswell@colin.edu or walt.wilson@colin.edu.