Women's Heart Health Day 2010
Presented by South Miami Heart Center

* All Information provided as of January 25, 2010, and subject to change

Schedule for Friday, February 19th


Venue: James L Knight Center, 400 SE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33131
8:00 am Doors Open – All Exhibits, Demonstrations and FREE Heart-Health Screenings open and run continuously throughout the day.
Main Stage  

9:45 – 10:30 am

Opening Ceremonies Presented by Carnival Corporation, and
Presentation of the Deborah Natansohn Awards (Awardees TBA),
and Remarks on Work/Life Balance
by Emcee/Speaker: Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald Columnist & Business Writer.

Invited participants may include representatives from:

  • Office of County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson
  • U.S. Congresswoman Carrie Meek (retired)
  • Office of U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
  • Office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
  • U.S. Congressman Kendrick Meek
  • Florida Heart Research Institute
  • South Miami Heart Center
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of FL
  • Miami Dade College
11:00 - 11:30 am Healthy Food Eating on the Go
Presented by Florida Heart Research Institute

Moderator and speaker: Linda Gassenheimer, Syndicated Journalist,
Award-Winning Author, Host: WLRN NPR, Food Consultant
Jamie Seidner, MS, RD, LD/N, Licensed and Registered Dietitian
   
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Managing Stress In Your Daily Life
Presented by Amadeus
Grace Eves, RN, BA, MM, Health Educator,
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of FL
   
12.45 - 1:15 pm Creating a Personal Wellness Plan
Presented by United Way
Moderator, Roymi Membiela, Vice President, Marketing,
Baptist Health South Florida
  • Start Exercising: Exercise Physiologist, South Miami Heart Center
  • Stop Smoking : Michele Grassi, CRT, RRT, Pulmonary Clinical
    Specialist, South Miami Heart Center
  • Improve Eating Habits : Dietitian, South Miami Heart Center

Stage 2
Presented by Univision Channel 23
Panel discussion in Spanish:
10:30 – 11:15 am Women & Heart Disease Presented by Fuel Outdoor
Moderator – tba Univision
  • 90 Days to Success: Catalina Jacobs-Fernandez, Psy.D, Psychologist, South Miami Hospital Counseling Services
  • Diet & Heart Disease: Claudia Correa, RD, LD/N, Nutrition Projects Coordinator, Florida Heart Research Institute
  • Stress & Heart Disease: Maria Restrepo, RN, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida
Panel discussion in Creole:
11:30 am-12:15 pm The Key to Portion Control Presented by Miami-Dade County
Judith Dupoux, RN, CCM-Health Educator, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida
* Additional speakers may be added

Fitness
Demonstration
Stage

Presented by Kellogg’s & Publix

Demonstrations are provided at times noted below (each demonstration lasts approx 20 minutes.)
11:15 am Downtown Athletic Club
12:45 pm Downtown Athletic Club

Cooking
Demonstration
Stage

Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Florida

Cooking Demonstrations at Cooking Stage (each demonstration lasts approx 20 minutes.)
10:30 am Cooking Demonstration (Pasha’s)
12:00 pm Cooking Demonstration (TBA)

Ask The Expert Booth
A designated area within the Health Fair that is dedicated to providing an intimate dialogue between guests and professionals, as follows:
10:15 am to 10:45 am Sudden Cardiac Arrest! CPR & AED Tips for Adults
Oscar Flores, CPR/AED and First Aid Trainer, Florida Heart Research Institute (English/Spanish)
   
11:00 am to 11:30 am Sudden Cardiac Arrest! CPR & AED Tips for Adults
Oscar Flores, CPR/AED and First Aid Trainer, Florida Heart Research Institute (English/Spanish)
   
11:45 am to 12:15 pm Nurses & Diabetes Educators Maria Baluja, RN, CDE, and Maria Restrepo, RN, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of FL (Table 1) (English & Spanish)

Smoking Cessation
, Alejandro Demario, Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center (AHEC) (Table 2) (English & Spanish)
   
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Nutrition Claudia Correa, RD, LD/N, Florida Heart Research Institute
(Table 1) (English & Spanish)

Smoking Cessation
, Alejandro Demario, Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center (AHEC) (Table 2) (English & Spanish)
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