How Will Your Family Celebrate "Heart Month"?

Jan 18, 2014 at 09:18 am by bryan


It’s never too early to start taking care of your heart. And a great time to start is February - American Heart Month. There are several activities that begin in a few weeks. Decide now how your family can participate.

To promote their students’ health, a number of Rutherford County schools will be teaching heart health to students that month and raising awareness through various American Heart Association programs and events.

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Last year, more than 22,000 Rutherford County students took part in these programs.

Robert Rickman has more...

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- In elementary schools, the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program teaches kids about healthy hearts and doing good for others at the same time. The program incorporates lessons on heart health and students jump rope as a way to both increase their own physical activity and raise funds to help others’ hearts.

- In middle schools, Hoops for Heart incorporates basketball and heart health lessons and competitions.

- In high schools, RED OUT has students raising awareness of heart health and “doing good” by supporting the mission of the American Heart Association through T shirt sales, which they then wear at a sporting event, such as a basketball game.

Robert Rickman, WGNS news.

Here is the list of Rutherford County schools with upcoming scheduled Heart events:

JRFH: Jump Rope for Heart (elementary schools)

HFH: Hoops for Heart (middle schools)

ROFH: RED OUT (high schools)

JRFH 2013-2014

Christiana Elementary School

Rutherford

2/4/2014

ROFH 2013-2014

Siegel High School

Rutherford

2/4/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Rock Springs Elementary School

Rutherford

2/7/2014

JRFH/HFH 2013-2014

McFadden School of Excellence

Rutherford

2/7/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

La Vergne Lake Elementary School

Rutherford

2/7/2014

ROFH 2013-2014

Holloway High School

Rutherford

2/7/2014

JRFH/HFH 2013-2014

Walter Hill Elementary School

Rutherford

2/7/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Black Fox Elementary School

Rutherford

2/13/2014

HFH 2013-2014

Oakland Middle School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Barfield Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Homer Pittard Campus Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Kittrell Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH/HFH 2013-2014

Discovery School at Reeves-Rogers

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

John Pittard Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Cedar Grove Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Lascassas Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Mitchell Neilson Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

HFH 2013-2014

Brown's Chapel Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Mitchell Neilson Primary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Northfield Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Hobgood Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Bradley Academy School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

David Youree Elementary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Smyrna Primary School

Rutherford

2/14/2014

HFH 2013-2014

Smyrna Elementary School

Rutherford

2/20/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

La Vergne Primary School

Rutherford

2/21/2014

JRFH 2013-2014

Blackman Elementary School

Rutherford

2/21/2014

JRFH/HFH 2013-2014

Erma Siegel Elementary School

Rutherford

2/21/2014

JRFH/HFH 2013-2014

Cason Lane Academy

Rutherford

2/21/2014

 

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