Against the number one cause of death
Created: 09/28/2022, 07:00
By: Hans Moritz
A walk-in heart model has been set up as a display object XXL on the Schrannenplatz.
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"Hand on heart - for the sake of your heart" is the name of a day of action that will take place next Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Schrannenplatz in Erding.
Erding - The heart specialists at the Erding Clinic will be available at an information stand to answer questions.
A short film about a typical heart catheter examination will also be shown.
In the teddy clinic, prospective doctors can examine and treat the soft toys they have brought with them under expert guidance.
There is also a large, walk-in heart model on the site, in which you can see how the heart works and have it explained in more detail, the district office announced.
The public health department in Erding will be there with advice on nutrition and exercise, tasting heart-healthy recipes at the pleasure island and a competition with great prizes.
The Youth Red Cross invites you to visit an ambulance.
Right next door, visitors can find out how best to act in an emergency.
Anyone can try the defibrillator under expert guidance.
In addition, the AOK, the German Heart Foundation, the Office for Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry and the heart sports group SpVgg Altenerding will enrich the day on heart health with interesting offers and campaigns.
The "Hand on the Heart" campaign is intended to draw attention to the problems of heart disease, especially heart attacks.
Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in Germany.
It is very important to District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer to take part in this campaign by the Ministry of Health and to make a contribution to the prevention of heart disease.
Organizations are the Ministry of Health, the Clinic and the Health Region plus.
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