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Hearts Dance at the Clinical Center Atrium: NHLBI event promotes heart-healthy choices

Clinical Center News

Everyone's blood was pumping in the Clinical Center atrium Feb.1 as people danced for the #OurHearts Dance Together event coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Led by NHLBI director Dr. Gary Gibbons, many donned red for National Wear Red Day to raise awareness about heart health and move to the beat of heart-pumping music. This year's theme, #OurHearts, emphasized the power of social support in helping people make heart-healthy choices.

NHLBI continued Heart Month events through February, including live cooking demonstrations at the Clinical Center atrium Feb. 14 featuring heart-healthy foods.

People dance in the atrium
From left to right, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute director Garry Gibbons, Tammie Edwards of the Medical Arts Branch, and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Director Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable.
 
Two people prepare healthy dishes in the atrium
From left to right, Dr. David Goff, Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Eurest Regional Executive Chef Tom Fiammetta showcase heart healthy recipes during today's Our Hearts Cook Together Demo in the NIH Clinical Center's north atrium.