2023 Community Events Our team is dedicated to improving the health of our community and to increasing the knowledge within the community about hands-only CPR and the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack. We have partnered with the Knoxville Area Urban League, American Heart Association, and various other community organizations to expand our reach into the community to provide screenings and education to our community members. HeartWise is an annual community event that educates the public about early detection and treatment of coronary artery disease. This event, held in Knoxville and Halls in 2023, offers a wide range of
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education and screenings. These include: • Comprehensive cardiac risk assessment • COPD pulmonary screening • Cardiac calcium scoring • “Ask a Pharmacist” medication counseling • HLVI Healthy Nutrition
1,360 Community Members Reached
Other events included: • HLVI teamed up with our Stroke and Trauma partners to provide education on early heart attack and stroke signs and symptoms and Stop the Bleed information. • Smoking cessation information was also provided at several of the events. • Several screenings were offered at different events including lung cancer, COPD, carotid, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. • Hands-only CPR and early heart attack care education have been a major focus for the Heart Lung Vascular team for the past few years.
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