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OXFORD - In recognition of American Heart Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting a free heart healthy cooking demonstration.
Eating Healthy for American Heart Month will be Feb. 25 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.
This free culinary workshop will feature a discussion by registered dietitian Becca Cretella on the importance of diet and nutrition as it relates to heart health.
Executive Chef Daryeal Murphy will prepare one-pot chicken pesto with whole wheat pasta and asparagus, which contains heart-healthy fats, insoluble fiber and potassium, for participants to learn how to make and sample.
Opened in 2020, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is a unique facility in which Griffin Health partners with the community in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and promoting overall well-being.
The Center is part of Griffin’s mission to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and embodies Griffin’s goal to not only care for individuals when they are not well, but to build a meaningful relationship, guide, and coach them to maximize their quality of life.
Visit griffinhealthyliving.org for more information about the Center's features and upcoming community events.
This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required.
Visit griffinhealth.org/eating-healthy-for-american-heart-month or contact the Griffin Center for Healthy Living coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.
This is a press release from Griffin Health.
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Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut are hosting a series of heart health talks and free blood pressure screenings for seniors throughout the Valley in February.
Griffin Health Director of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Richard Le Pera, MPH, CCRP, will discuss heart disease, how it can be identified, and treatments.
This presentation includes information on calcium scoring, stress testing, echocardiograms and electrocardiograms, cardiac interventions such as angiogram/angioplasty, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Valve Replacement/Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Griffin Health caregivers will also be offering free blood pressure screenings and consultations.
The events are scheduled for Feb. 3 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Seymour Senior Center; Feb. 6 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Ansonia Senior Center; Feb. 26 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Shelton Senior Center; and Feb. 27 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Derby Neck Library.
These offerings are part of the AgeWell program which is co-sponsored by Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut to increase access to care and prevent disease among the Valley senior community through a series of health screenings and healthy living education sessions each month.
Periodically, this program provides nutritiously balanced and delicious foods for attendees.
Registration is required to attend the AgeWell events.
To sign up, contact the location (Ansonia Senior Center: 203-736-5933; Seymour Senior Center: 203- 888-0406 ext. 1; Shelton Senior Center: 203-924-9324; and Derby Neck Library: 203-734-1492).
This is a press release from Griffin Health.
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