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Green Co. offers opportunities to learn about heart health
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The Green County Healthy Hearts Team, from left in front row, are Tod Santiago, Monroe Clinic; JoLynn Goff, Green County Public Health; Kris Wisnefske, Monroe Clinic parish nurse; and Tiffany Pipp, Monroe Clinic. In the back row are Patrick Loney, Monroe Clinic; RoAnn Warden, Green County Public Health director; and Rebecca Thompson, Wisconsin Community Health Fund director. Not pictured is Jackie Bodden, Southwest CAP Clinic. (Photo supplied)
MONROE - In the month of February and beyond, residents of Green County can take advantage of opportunities for healthy hearts. Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, kill nearly one in three people in Wisconsin and represent the leading cause of death in women age 25 or older, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Community Health Fund. But 80 percent of cardiovascular diseases are preventable with education and action, the release said.