Because we heart hearts …

Edna Harold, a documentation improvement specialist, looks at the amount of sugar that is in junk food during the UF Employee Heart Awareness Health Fair on Feb 3.

Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 3 killers of both men and women in the United States. To raise awareness about these conditions and how to prevent them, Shands at UF held an employee heart awareness health fair in the Atrium Feb. 3 on the eve of the American Heart Association’s National Go Red Day. Tables were set up to provide information on heart health, diabetes and stroke, among other things, and free health screenings were offered.