Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Colon Cancer EducationType: Education Presentation
Location: Grandview Manor, 210 24th Street, Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Description: Colon cancer education will be provided. No appointment necessary.
Heart and Vascular ScreeningType: Health Screening
Location: Gillum's IGA, Intersection of Route 7 and Route 32, Sandy Hook, Kentucky
Description: Screening includes fasting lipid profile, fasting glucose, EKG and ankle brachial index. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 1-888-377-KDMC(5362).
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Heart Scan - FULLType: Health Screening
Location: KDMC Center for Advanced Imaging, 2225 Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky
Description: King’s Daughters Medical Center, in conjunction with the Kentucky Heart Foundation, is offering free Heart Scans to eligible persons in our area. Heart Scan is a simple, painless CT exam that takes less than 10 minutes. Heart Scan detects minute levels of calcium inside the coronary arteries. Calcium and plaque combine to clog arteries, which can lead to a heart attack.
Who’s eligible
This screening exam is open to individuals age 45 to 65 who have:
- Never been diagnosed or told they have heart disease
- Never had a cardiac catheterization or stent
- Never had open heart surgery or other heart procedure
- Never been treated by a cardiologist or other heart specialist