In observance of February- National Heart Health Month, the Somerset County Department of Health is offering Keeping Up the Beat, a FREE community workshop on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:00 pm at the Bound Brook, New Jersey Library.

Presented by Cynthia S. Kusorgbor, MPH, CHES - Health Educator/Risk Communicator, Somerset County Department of Health, this is interactive 45-minute workshop will offer the following benefits:

* You will learn about how taking an active role in your own health can lead to healthier outcomes and a decrease in illnesses and disabilities associated with chronic disease

* Learn about how disease management and prevention, through adopting a healthier lifestyle, can prevent or control the devastating effects of many of the nation’s leading causes of death, regardless of one’s age

* You will learn what the term “healthy lifestyle” actually means

* Identify what changes you can make in your daily lives, in order to achieve a healthier way of life

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Call 732-356-0043 to sign up.

Patrons with further questions can call the Bound Brook Library at 732-356-0043 or enter the website at http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/boundbrook.htm.  

The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.