FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH…AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS REMINDING THAT HEART DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE.

PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NIRAV SHAH SAYS HEART DISEASE IS A VERY SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERN.

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THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE BY EXERCISING AND EATING RIGHT, NOT SMOKING AND GETTING YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED.