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 work with the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Diversity Council to offer these heart-healthy resources:

Community partnerships to combat heart health disparities.
Free heart screenings and events.
Heart disease prevention and community outreach programs.
Kids' heart health education programs.

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

Winter Health Sunday

Join experts from UPMC for a blood pressure and cholesterol screening, an “Ask the Expert” educational session, and a heart health presentation.

Date: Sunday, December 15
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Location: Total Salvation Ministries
130 Grant Street
Turtle Creek, PA 15145

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.

Our Diversity Council team includes:

Lisa Garner: Division Administrator, Health Services Division
A.J. Conrad Smith, MD: Associate Chief of Cardiology for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Division of Cardiology
Tim Powell: Clinical Director, Cardiovascular Services, UPMC Passavant
Brittney Moore: Director of Operations

Learn more about the Diversity Council.

Other members of our clinical and administrative teams like fellows, nurses, and other specialists also volunteer their time at our programs and events.