Eat to improve your health: free presentation
Join Keona Salcedo, American Heart Association HeartCorps Service Member, for a free presentation on eating to improve your health.
Learn how to:
- Add more color, crunch & flavor with produce
- Include a variety of fruits & vegetables in your daily meals in new ways
- Take action to help improve access to fruits & veggies for everyone!
The program will be held on November 22, 5:00 – 6:00 pm.
Location: Education room at Powell Wellness Center, 1005 Golf Drive in Culpeper.
Keona Salcedo is an American Heart Association (AHA) HeartCorps Service Member who has joined the Culpeper Wellness Foundation for a year-long internship. In coordination with Foundation staff, Keona is managing programming to support community heart health, such as blood pressure screenings and health-focused discussion groups. Keona has a BA in Global Public Health. She is pursuing a Masters of Public Health.
HeartCorps reflects the commitment of the AHA to serve the health needs of rural communities. Rural communities often face a critical shortage of health care professionals, which negatively impacts the care rural residents receive. Through the work of service members like Keona, AHA is working to address inequities and improve blood pressure control and cardiovascular health in rural communities.
