Heart Health Screenings are Coming to Campus

During American Heart Month, NIH is bringing biometric health screenings back to the Bethesda campus. The mobile health van will offer blood pressure checks, cholesterol (non-fasting) and diabetes (A1C) screenings as well as health education appointments. Walk-ins are welcome. Appointment reservations are limited.

The van will be located behind the Clinical Center in Lot 10H and will offer the screenings on two consecutive Thursdays: Feb. 20 and Feb. 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET. Note that screening staff will close briefly each day from 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The screenings are open to all NIH staff with an NIH ID badge.

To schedule an appointment, see: https://wellness-event.kaiserpermanente.org/signup/nih.

Questions? Contact Jan Tortarella at jan.tortarella@nih.gov.

Also, throughout the month, free “Fit For You” movement classes will feature a variety of heart-healthy workouts. For live and archived classes, visit: www.facebook.com/NihRwfitness/. For those without a Facebook account, click the “x” on the front of the page to begin viewing the video player.

Stay tuned for information about a webinar in March to mark National Nutrition Month.