Heart and Vascular Classes, Events, and News

To help prevent heart and blood vessel diseases, UPMC formed the Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Program.

COACH's heart health experts offer these heart-healthy resources:

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute's Clinical Biostatistics Core supports heart and CT surgery researchers by providing high-quality data collection and analysis.

Classes

Find heart and vascular classes near you.

Events

First Baptist Church of Tarentum

Date: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: First Baptist Church of Tarentum
410 E 3rd Avenue
Tarentum, PA 15084

Blood pressure and cholesterol screening
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Heart and Vascular Institute Screening Event – Oakland

Date: Monday, Feb. 16, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Biomedical Science Tower – First Floor, Room S100A
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Blood pressure and cholesterol screening
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1st Annual Unlocking Men’s Brain Health Symposium

Date: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Jeron X Grayson Community Center – Hill District
Center That CARES
1852 Enoch Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Blood pressure and cholesterol screening
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Health Fair

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Triumph Baptist Church – North Hills
1293 Mt Nebo Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Blood pressure and cholesterol screening
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Heart screenings

Find free heart screening events near you.

Speeches

UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute educators can speak at your school, place of worship, work, or other community groups.

We cover these topics and more:

Healthy eating and lifestyle.
Heart disease prevention.
Heart health disparities.
Living with heart disease.
Women's heart disease.