Achieving Optimal Heart Health in 2015:
When it comes to beating heart disease and stroke, change can be the cure.

February is is American Heart Month and the number one killer of women is heart disease. The presentation will focus on how women can work to achieve ideal heart health and what can be done to build a healthier life free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Speaker: Beth Langefels

Beth Langefels has been the communications director for the Miami Valley and Northwest Ohio Divisions of the American Heart and American Stroke Associations since 2006. She began her 25 year career in communications, public relations and marketing with a position in community relations at the Dayton Metro Library. She has worked for several prominent nonprofits in the community, including Hospice of Dayton, The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and SAFY. She has also been a freelance writer for Dayton Daily News since 2004 and today writes weekly for both the Life and Neighbors sections as well as Dayton B2B Magazine.

Beth holds a BA in creative writing from Ohio University and has a passion for supporting the local community. She serves on the board of Agape for Youth, a local foster care agency and also supports several other organizations. She and her husband live in Clearcreek Township with their two Labrador “kids” and love living life in the “country.”

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