CLEARFIELD – It’s time again for Day of Dance.
Day of Dance is a program of the Spirit of Women Hospital Network held in 70 communities and attended by more than 70,000 people across the United States.
This year celebrates the 11th annual National Day of Dance and is the biggest dance party for better health in the United States. Day of Dance is a day of dance demonstrations, information and screenings to promote better health. Done in a fun way, you may not even know you are learning.
Day of Dance first started in the Penn Highlands Healthcare system eight years ago in an effort to raise awareness about heart health and the importance of exercise to help reduce health risks. Heart disease is the number one killer of women and men. About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year accounting for one in four deaths.
Because it has proven to be such a fun event, the hospitals of Penn Highlands Healthcare have set dates to bring this event to all four locations: DuBois, Brookville, Clearfield and St. Marys. And, the information that is available for you to learn is about much more than heart health. There is something for all ages so everyone is invited to attend.
Penn Highlands Clearfield will host its event on March 28, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Expo I Building at the Clearfield Driving Park.
Dancing is fun and a healthy way to stay fit. Throughout the event, dance demonstrations are given and sometimes there are mini-lessons for participants.
Dancing provides a wide range of physical and mental benefits. Dancing on a regular basis can help with weight maintenance or weight loss, decrease your blood pressure and manager your cholesterol. Dancing also makes you feel more energetic, decreases depression, increases coordination and muscle strength, and makes you feel more positive.
As exercise is also good for many other health systems, representatives from many other service lines will be at Day of Dance to share health information.
There will be representatives from The Heart Center, The Lung Center, The Stroke Center, Behavioral Health Services, The Rehabilitation Centers and Cardiac Rehabilitation Departments. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a part of The Maternal and Child Center of Penn Highlands Healthcare, will have a display of past patients, then and now.
Penn Highlands Women’s Care – Dr. Thomas Carnevale, Dr. Kathy Elizeus and Deb DeMuro, certified registered nurse practitioner – and Life’s Journey, both obstetrics and gynecology care groups, will also be participating.
Representatives will be on hand from the Nathaniel D. Yingling, M.D., Cancer Center along with Pulmonary Rehab, Home Health and Hospice, all of Penn Highlands Clearfield. Dr. Kelley Smith, general surgeon, will be with Clearfield’s Imaging Department.
New healthcare providers with Penn Highlands Clearfield, Dr. Traceyan Mendez, family practice physician; Dr. Wilkerson Compere, internal medicine physician; Dr. Mary Clare Maninang-Ocampo, pediatrician; and Mackenzie Gonder, physician assistant-certified, will greet the public.
Clear Care Corp. will display durable medical equipment.
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania students will be on hand along with representatives of the American Cancer Society, Cen Clear Child Services, the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging, March of Dimes and CORE, the Center for Organ Recovery and Education.
Dance teams performing are Jamie Washell School of Dance of Smithmill, The Dance Co. School of Performing Arts of Clearfield and Stephanie Errigo’s Zumba class from Curwensville.
All events are free to attend. For more information about any of the events, contact The Women’s Health Center of Penn Highlands Healthcare at 814-371-WOMN (9666).