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All your heart needs.

Heart disease claims the lives of more men and women than the next seven causes of death combined. That is why Exempla Healthcare is partnering with the American Heart Association on educational campaigns throughout the year, providing information on how to keep your heart healthy and listen to your body's signals about heart disease and stroke.

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Exempla Healthcare, all your heart needs.

About the American Heart Association

Since 1924 the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, claim more than 930,000 American lives a year. The association invested more than $407 million in fiscal year 2003-04 for research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs so people across America can live stronger, longer lives. To learn more, visit www.americanheart.org

About Go Red For Women

The initiative, which is nationally sponsored by Macy's and Pfizer, encourages women to take charge of their heart health by making it a top priority so they can live stronger, longer lives. To build awareness of heart disease, which claims nearly a half million women's lives every year, the American Heart Association will: encourage women and men to wear red clothing and accessories on "National Wear Red Day for Women" (February 4) in support of all women who have been touched by heart disease or stroke; illuminate national and local treasures such as Niagara Falls and the Empire State Building in red light beginning on the evening of Thursday, February 3, to remind people to wear red the next day; release new heart-health guidelines for women and publicize new survey findings about women's awareness of heart disease. The Go Red For Women campaign helps women discover unique lifesaving power by learning about heart disease and stroke and taking positive action to reduce their risk of both.

Train To End Stroke

Recrutiment Begins in January for the San Diego Musical Marathon on June 5, 2005 and Kona, Hawaii Marathon and Half Marathon on June 19, 2005.

If you had the power to save a life, would you? A marathon is a life-changing event, and so is a stroke.

Train To End Stroke is an endurance training program. Whether you choose to walk or run, our expert staff and qualified coaches will train you to complete either a half or a full marathon. Come to an information session and see how you can participate and help raise money for the lifesaving work of the American Stroke Association.

Local Information Sessions:

* 6:30 a.m. Wed Jan 12

* 10:30 a.m. Sat Jan 15 Boulder Public Library

* 6:30 p.m. Tue Jan 18 A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

* 6:30 p.m. Thu Jan 20 The Tivoli Student Union

* 10:30 a.m. Sat Jan 22 Carpenter Recreation Center

* 6:30 p.m. Mon Jan 24 Runners Roost

* 6:30 p.m. Wed Jan 26 Boulder Running Co.

* 10:30 a.m. Sat Jan 29 Littleton Adventist Hospital

* 6:30 p.m. Tue Feb 1 American Heart Association

* 9:00 a.m. Sat Feb 5 St. Francis Center at Auraria Campus

* 11:00 a.m. Sat Feb 5 St. Francis Center at Auraria Campus

Season Kickoff

For more information, call Carley Guist at (303) 369-5433

Top Walkers of 2004

Denver Heart Walk Top Walkers are individuals who raise $250 or more for the Denver Heart Walk. All top walkers are members of the Pacesetters Club, entitling them to a variety of benefits available only to club members.

Kristy Alexander

Barbara Allen

Daniel Alonzo

Pam Anderson

Ariana Anderson

Tammi Backer

Jean Barban

Patrick Barber

Kelly Barber

Carol Barnick

Beth Baugher

Dan Becicka

Barbara Bell

Gary Bell

Laura Belmudez

Lucy Bleakly

Carla Blomseth

Carole Bona

Ryan Bonner

Tracy Bonner

Deborah Lynn Boulerice

Bill Bowman

Marcey Bowman

Hank Braaksma

Mary Brennan

Kelley Broesder

James Burds

Michael Burke

Holly Butler

Verland Cannon

Kristine L Carson

Maureen Cavanah

Holly Chapman

Dina Clifford

Michael Coleman

Candi Corless

Ginny Crise

Danielle Culp

Bill Dalke

Olivia DeHaven

Walt DeHaven

Wendy DeLarber

Julynn DeMarco

CC Dick

Kami Dinkel

Bill Donohue

Sara Duncan

Deann Dustan

Andrea Edmondson

Holly Eike (Johnson)

Linda Ellis

Mel Engbar

Jody Estrada

Donna Ferguson

Ericka Fishel

Catherine Fitzgerald

Michelle Franklin

Julie Frindethie

MaryAnn Glasco

Nancy Gonzales

Delceter Goosby

Doug Gordon

Merriam Gorospe-Lopez

Lauren Gott

Putzie Govednik

Martha Gowans

Timberli Graham

Fred Greeb

Ami Grube

Kris Haglund

Ellen Hanson

Rachel Harris

Douglas Hein

Joan Hesseltine

Susan High

Kevin Hinshaw

Lori Hitchcock

Sue Hobza

Leslie Horna

Cindy Horner

Stephanie Howard

Peter Howell

Jennifer Hubbs

Beth Hunter

Fran Isaac

Louise Iwata

Larron Jackson

Renee Jahnke

Mark Jahnke

Alexander Jansen

Jennifer Jennings

Mary Jensen

Monica Jensen

Dianna Jordan

Joseph Juarez

Linda Kafer

Jennifer Kammerer

Pat Kemman

Mary Kilfoyle

Kurt Klanderud

Kim Kobel

Gracie Lake

Ann Lau

Melissa Laughlin

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