Va eastern colorado ‘goes red for women’ | va eastern colorado health care | veterans affairs

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Aurora , CO — VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host a women’s health event Feb. 9 at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora. VA ECHCS currently provides care


for more than 17,000 women Veterans, one of VA’s fastest growing populations. With heart disease more deadly than all forms of cancer combined, VA “Goes Red for Women” activities help


promote heart health nationwide. “This will be an interactive, educational event to help women Veterans make meaningful life changes that will reduce their risk of heart disease,” said


Carole Donsbach, women Veterans program manager, who’s coordinating the event. From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the medical center’s auditorium, women Veterans will find resources to prevent


heart disease and stroke through VA and community programs. Activities will focus on promoting heart health, understanding cardiology, managing stress, cooking healthy, monitoring blood


pressure, stopping smoking, understanding wellness and participating in yoga. For more information, contact the VA ECHCS public affairs office at [email protected].   VA GOES RED


FOR WOMEN Thursday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center Auditorium 1700 North Wheeling Street Aurora, Colorado 80045 (Park in the south patient parking


lot)