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Love Your Heart at Pgparks

February is Heart Disease Awareness Month


love your heart logoThe Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Department of Parks and Recreation offers programs, facilities and services that promote healthy hearts through exercise and nutrition. With heart disease ranking as a leading cause of death, reducing death due to chronic heart ailments is an important goal of many throughout Prince George’s County.

This month, the Department of Parks and Recreation is partnering with Washington Adventist Hospital to provide FREE blood pressure screenings at various activities and sites throughout February. For more information call 301-583-2566; TTY 301-583-2483.

Stop by and have your blood pressure checked at any of the following events:

Saturday, Feb. 2 ♥ 8:45-9:30 am
Piloxing
Screenings from 8-10 am
Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex Fitness Center
8001 Sheriff Rd, Landover 20785
FREE
301-583-2400; TTY 301-583-2483

Sunday, Feb. 10 ♥ 1-6 pm
Festival: Expressions of a People
Harmony Hall Regional Center
10701 Livingston Rd, Ft. Washington 20744
FREE
301-202-6070; TTY 301-203-3803

Saturday, Feb. 16 ♥ 1-3 pm
Musicology
Mount Rainier Nature & Recreation Center
4701 31st Place, Mt. Rainier 20712
FREE
301-927-2163; TTY 301-699-2544

Thursday, Feb. 21 ♥ 6:30-8 pm
Night of Doo Wop
Oxon Hill Manor
6901 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill 20745
FREE
301-839-7782; TTY 301-446-6802

Saturday, Feb. 23 ♥ 12 noon-2 pm
Cardio Tennis
Screenings from 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Watkins Tennis Bubble
301 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro 20774
FREE
301-218-6870; TTY 301-446-6802