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Heartline Magazine April - June 2006
How young is your heart?
A low calorie, nutritionally balanced diet, as well as
controlling major risk factors such as physical inactivity and smoking can help
the heart to age more slowly – which is why this year’s World Heart Day campaign
asks: “How Young in Your Heart?”
World Heart Day will be observed this year on September 24th
and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Inc. in association with Guardian
Life of the Caribbean Limited will be organizing a number of events in support
of the occasion.
Chief among these will be Poster and Essay competitions for
Primary School students across Barbados. The poster competition will be open to
students 5 to 8 years of age, and will require them to submit a poster depicting
the theme, “How Young is Your Heart?”
The Essay Competition will be for students 8 to 11 years,
and they will be asked to write an essay of 350 words or less, again on the
theme “How Young is Your Heart?”
Entries for both competitions close on August 31st. There
are great prizes to be won by the students, as well as the successful schools.
The Awards Ceremony will be held on September 21st at Harrison College, when the
winners will be announced. The ceremony will include entertainment and a
lecture.
On World Heart Day itself, September 24th, there will be a
sponsored Health Walk around the Garrison Savannah walking track. Staff of
Guardian Life and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados as well as members
of the public will be urged to participate, to make this a special occasion. The
walk will start at 6.30 a.m. and end around 10.00 a.m.
The Week will begin on September 17th with a church service
at St. Matthias Church.
Guardian Life has committed to a three year partnership,
which began last year, with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados to promote
the message of World Heart Day and Barbados Heart Week, which is to increase
public awareness of the threat of heart disease and stroke and the importance of
a heart-healthy lifestyle, so that children, adolescents and adults all over the
world can live better, longer.
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