Making the Connection: Air Pollution and Heart Health

Air pollution can affect heart health and trigger heart attacks and strokes that cause disability and death. One in three Americans has heart or blood vessel disease and is at higher risk from air pollution. Not only does air pollution exacerbate existing heart problems, but it may also play a role in the development of heart disease in otherwise healthy people. On April 30, _join GASP_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017LC7W6jo0vm_QxLlM6qvDCXQ35kOq-tDDgaMhSbSSJidy... U7eYPzMvo1_rx29pZRgKciNPCFs5nkwjbkfr0Y8q-r2-g9YLXbI6hdyqvhrxdBlgNU0f9Wttc0Xl YWhcaM0JkK_sQLJf7D4303j66ornk8KwVqXrC20uIUqFnWuGEEEBz9hGxhpjCALga2_OkW4yrIkk eftNChnu54=&c=A1dr01rWxZn8E_MUJGk6h3c3vf2b6KZOdL15V6YgD9pn0DfDbJPO0Q==&ch=P- q93sL_-Z-_dDg3F4eiTh50P9ZG7mBBS520wmHkmzKEg_XCpLix2Q==) and leading medical professionals as we explore this connection further.

Keynote speaker:

Wayne Cascio, MD and Director of EPA's Environmental Public Health Division, has spent more than 25 years as a cardiologist helping people take care of their hearts. Now he is bringing a broader view of public health to EPA by leading research on the links between exposures to air pollution and maintaining a healthy heart.

James Fabisiak, PhD, Associate Professor in Environmental & Occupational Health and is part of the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. Dr. Fabisiak is one of the authors of the Pittsburgh Regional Environmental Threats Analysis Report and will discuss the air pollution challenges our region faces.

April 30, 2015, 5-8 p.m. Networking, food, and drinks start at 5 p.m.-program begins promptly at 6 p.m. Allegheny General Hospital Magovern Conference Center 320 E. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 This event is free and open to the public. Please _register here_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017LC7W6jo0vm_QxLlM6qvDCXQ35kOq-tDDgaMhSbSSJidy... FXmEorbM7UeapGoIZF5zExKx8DGByVi_-XqfIzDNj39AwC2u17WdU7eYPzMvo1_rx29pZRgKciNP CFs5nkwjbkfr0Y8q-r2-g9YLXbI6hdyqvhrxdBlgNU0f9Wttc0XlYWhcaM0JkK_sQLJf7D4303j6 6or nk8KwVqXrC20uIUqFnWuGEEEBz9hGxhpjCALga2_OkW4yrIkkeftNChnu54=&c=A1dr01rWxZn8E_MUJGk6h3c3vf2b6KZOdL15V6YgD9pn0DfDbJPO0Q==&ch=P-q93sL_-Z-_dDg3F4eiTh50P9 ZG7mBBS520wmHkmzKEg_XCpLix2Q==) . Continuing Medical Education Credits are available. This event is jointly provided by the Group Against Smog and Pollution and Allegheny General Hospital.