Westerly Hospital details 'Healthy for Life' 2012 programs

Westerly — The Westerly Hospital is sponsoring free community education programs as part of its 2012 “Healthy for Life” series.

The first program, “Topics in Heart Health,” will take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 22. Dr. David Donaldson, a cardiologist and electrophysiology specialist on staff at The Westerly Hospital, will examine heart disease risk factors, prevention, cardiovascular care and related topics.

For the 2010 schedule, visit www.westerlyhospital.org. To register, call (401) 348-2303 or (800) 933-5960, extension 3423, and leave your name, phone number, and the topic of the program. All the community education programs are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Henry J. Nardone Conference Center.

Upcoming programs include: nutrition for exercise and weight management, March 8; colon cancer update, March 27; cataracts and macular degeneration, May 23; complementary and alternative medicine, June 4; prostate cancer and screening, Sept. 12; stress management, Sept. 19; breast and other female cancers, Oct. 17.