Inova Alexandria Hospital to Hold Annual Women’s Expo

Meet Regional Healthcare Experts, Cookbook Author and Receive Free Health Screenings

Alexandria, VA – (October 27, 2010) – Do you find it a challenge to prepare healthy meals with a hectic schedule? Are you concerned about conceiving later in life? Would you like to learn how to perform CPR on an infant? Learn more about these and other important healthcare issues at Inova Alexandria Hospital’s annual Women’s Expo on Nov. 13.

Meet with the region’s leading health professionals in breast care, reproductive health and other women’s issues and receive free screenings.

Norah O’Donnell, MSNBC correspondent and co-author of “Baby Love: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler,”  will demonstrate recipes from the cookbook she co-authored with her husband Chef Geoff Tracy and discuss how busy parents can take a healthier approach to eating and feed their kids easy-to-make, cost-effective, nutritious and meals.

WHAT:
Inova Alexandria Hospital’s 2010 Women’s Health Expo

WHEN:
Saturday, November 13
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE:
Inova Alexandria Hospital
4320 Seminary Rd.
Alexandria, VA  22304

Attendees can listen to expert panel discussions and choose from a number of tests, including blood-pressure checks and sun-exposure screenings. Nurses and hospital staff will be on hand to answer questions about nutrition, heart health, stroke prevention, labor and delivery, cancer and more. An hour-long infant CPR instruction-and-safety class will be offered for those who register.

For additional information or to register for this event, call 703-750-8800, or visit www.inova.org/events.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.