Women's Heart Health Screening Program
at Community Hospital Long Beach
The Women's Heart Health Screening program at Community Hospital Long Beach is just one of the services provided to enhance the management of heart disease and encourage personal wellness.
The goal of the Women's Heart Health Program is to empower women through education to take control of their heart health behaviors now and lower their future risk of heart disease.
Women's Heart Health Screening
Underwritten by the Community Hospital Long Beach Foundation through grants and donations, the one-hour screening program provides community members with more than $800 worth of health services for just $20.A team of clinicians will conduct a comprehensive risk assessment to help women identify their individual heart disease risk factors and develop an effective strategy to modify their risk.
This 60-minute Women's Heart Health Screening includes:
- Medical history.
- Family history.
- Blood pressure and heart rate body mass index (BMI).
- Lipid panel.
- Total cholesterol.
- HDL or "good" cholesterol.
- LDL or "bad" cholesterol.
- Triglycerides.
- Very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL).
- Cholesterol/HDL ratio.
- Glucose (serum).
- 12-lead electrocardiogram.
Lifestyle changes and early medical intervention can help women reduce their risk of cardiovascular heart disease. Both early and ongoing prevention are vitally important to women's health.
