Every Heart MN
The Lillehei Heart Institute is partnering with University of Minnesota Foundation and the Cardiovascular Division to bring events throughout February for American Heart Month.
Visit the Every Heart MN website for more info.
VISIT OFFICIAL "EVERY HEART MN" PAGE
Featured Events:
Step Challenge!
Register here before February 1, 2024
Track your steps throughout February and compete with other Minnesotans for prizes.
3 Competition Levels:
- Life Changer
I'm ready to get up and get moving on the road to better heart health! - Up My Game
I'm fairly active, but ready to challenge myself to increase my level of exercise!
- Olympian
I'm very active but ready to push myself to a higher peak!
Step Challenge Terms and Conditions
- You must sign up by February 1, 2024 to be eligible for the competition.
- Once every week you will be contacted by email with a request to provide the number of steps you've walked for the previous week.
These weekly check-ins are required to remain in the contest. - The contest winners at each level will be announced March 4th, 2024.
- Prizes will be in winners hands by end of March, 2024.
- UMN Department of Medicine employees are also eligible for the DOM Step Challenge trophy.
Go Red for Women!
Friday, February 7 - Put on your best red drip and post selfies to social media with hashtags #EveryHeartMN, #UMNheart, and #GoRed4Women
Virtual & In-person CPR Classes with the Center for Resuscitation Medicine
Learn CPR in the comfort of your own home, office, RV, tree house...wherever you are!
Virtual - February 13, Noon Register Now! Register by 8:00am, Feb. 13
Virtual - February 25, Noon Register Now! Register by 8:00am, Feb. 25
In-person - February 19, drop in between 11am and 2pm. More Details
Community Blood Pressure Screenings
U of M Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic - Details to come.
M Health Fairview Phalen Village - Details to come
Stay tuned to LHI Social media for heart healthy recipes and talks on heart health from our faculty.
Heart Month Calendar
Heart Month in the News
Talking Heart Month with Jeremy Van't Hof
A Q&A with Jeremy Van't Hof, MD about ways to show your heart some love every day.
Heart Failure in Women: Understanding the Differences to Change the Paradigm
An opinion piece in ACC Cardiology by faculty members Jessica Schultz, MD, and Bhavadharini Ramu, MD.
Heart Health for U
"Intermittent Fasting: Fleeting Fad or Long-Term Lifestyle Adjustment?"
Jeremy van't Hof, MD
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Heart Health for U
"The Microbiome & Your Heart: A Gut/Heart Connection"
Kurt Prins, MD, PhD
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