Sonora, CA…Adventist Health Sonora invites the community to celebrate American Heart Month with heart-healthy activities all February long. The schedule of events kicks off next Thursday, February 1 with a Heart Walk at the Health Pavilion and Diana J. White Cancer Institute at noon. The community is invited to walk laps at the Pavilion to earn tickets for a chance to win prizes. Plus, participants will receive free Heart Month t-shirts and walking logs to stay active all month long.

Heart Walk 2023 participants. Credit: Adventist Health Sonora.

Participants will have the chance to turn in their completed walking logs and enter a prize drawing at another Heart Walk to close out the month, happening on Thursday, February 29 at noon in Courthouse Park in downtown Sonora.

Additional Heart Month events include:
– Thursday, February 8: Heart Fest at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, with daytime exhibits for school groups and an evening program for adults featuring a cardiologist lecture, health screenings and a free heart-healthy dinner. (Advance reservations required)
– Week of February 11-17: Dine Around Town with Your Valentine, a fundraiser for Project HOPE at participating local restaurants.
– Thursday, February 22: Garden Café Blue Zones Project Approved™ Celebration with cooking demonstrations, free heart-healthy recipe samples and a Purpose Workshop with Blue Zones Project Tuolumne County. (Advance reservations required for Purpose Workshop)

Other activities include a children’s coloring contest and a window display contest among downtown Sonora businesses.

All Heart Month events are free and open to the public. For more information and to RSVP, visit AdventistHealthSonora.org/HeartMonth.

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About Adventist Health
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians, allied health professionals and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope. We are committed to staying true to our heritage by providing patient-centered, quality care. Together, we are transforming the healthcare experience with an innovative and whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual and social healing to support community well-being.