Heart Health Month comes to Southern Hills Mall - KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports

Heart Health Month comes to Southern Hills Mall

Posted:
By Jacqueline Quynh, Multimedia Journalist - email
Shopper getting free carotid artery screening at Southern Hills Mall. Shopper getting free carotid artery screening at Southern Hills Mall.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -

Going to the mall for shopping gets some people's hearts pumping.  But an event at the Southern Hills Mall Saturday gave some a new reason to check it out.  The mall partnered up with Mercy Medical Center to put on the "Paint the Mall Red" event.

It was designed to raise heart health awareness, in conjunction with February, heart month.  As part of the event people were given free carotid artery screenings, blood pressure checks, and health tips.

A Zumba dance session was also held to burn calories.  Organizers say the free screenings provided some with a wake up call.

"We have a couple of instances already people that have come in for carotid arteries screenings, they found something that might merit further some follow-up," Jim Wharton, Vice-President of Mercy Medical Center said.

About 400 people were expected to attend.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KTIV Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Administrative Assistant Kathy Clayton at (712) 239-4100 x209. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at fccinfo@fcc.gov.