About The Mysterious Human Heart

Visit the PBS site: www.pbs.org/wnet/heart/

Topics Include:

» episode descriptions

» 3-D model of the heart

» healthy heart guide

» history of cardiology

Viewers' guides coming soon.

This in-depth, comprehensive television series from award-winning filmmaker David Grubin examines the heart: how it works, what can go wrong with it and how we treat it. The three-hour series follows the true, compelling stories of men and women, young and old alike, whose hearts have led them to a brush with mortality. Through these encounters, the series explores the most common misconceptions about this unique organ and documents the latest scientific and medical revelations—discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the heart and given us new insights into the best ways to prevent heart disease and treat it when it does occur.

MPT is proud to partner with LifeBridge Health and the Maryland Chapter of the American Heart Association to provide community outreach around this series.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Community Heart Screening
September 25 starting at 9 AM
Randallstown Library
8604 Liberty Road
Randallstown
For appointment and more information, call: 410-601-9355

Women's Special Day of Wellness
October 25 from 9 AM-noon
Ben & Esther Rosenbloom JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills
Pre-registration required: 410-601-WELL

Offering assessments for stress & stroke risk; screenings for heart health, vision, breathing, and blood pressure. Also physician talks & informational booths.

Start! Greater Baltimore Heart Walk
Saturday, October 27th
Activities begin @ 8:30am
Walk begins @ 9:30am
Federal Hill Park
Baltimore Inner Harbor
Call 410-637-4566

Start! Howard County Heart Walk
Saturday, November 3 at 8:30am
Centennial Park - Howard County
Ellicott City
Call: 410-637-4566

Dinner with the Doctor — "Taking Care of Your Heart"
December 4 from 6-8 PM
Talk by cardiologist Dr. Monica Aggarwal
Northwest Hospital's Education Center
5401 Old Court Road
Randallstown
Registration: 410-601-9355

ON-AIR

October 15 & 22 at 9pm
Tune into MPT on October 15 & 22 at 9pm for the premiere broadcast of this three-part series. During the broadcast and afterwards, please call the American Heart Associationýs hotline 800-242-8721 with your heart health questions and to get connected to local healthy heart organizations and resources in your area.

ON-LINE

MPT's Blog, The Buzz
Check out MPTýs blog in October for guest blogs on maintaining a healthy heart. Add your own comments and ask questions of our bloggers.

LifeBridge Health website
Visit the site for healthy tips, other community events, physicianýs directory, information on their family of hospitals, and related links.

American Heart Association
Explore their website for nutritional & lifestyle tips, informational links for managing your cholesterol and lowering your risk for heart disease, heart attack/stroke warning signs and symptoms, other community events, and much more.

Partners & Funding

This MPT in the Community outreach campaign is made possible by a grant from the Educational Broadcasting Corporation.

Funding is provided by Medtronic, AstraZeneca, and Mars, Incorporated -
makers of CocoaVia. Additional funding is provided by the Fannie E.
Rippel Foundation.