Volusia County Moms

Colon Cancer Awareness Month

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and Florida Hospital is offering tools to assess your colon cancer risks – including a free colon health screening kit, informative lectures and a life-sized interactive exhibit.

Enjoy activities for the whole family, including a tour of a gigantic Super Colon™ at the Volusia Mall, March 27-29, 2010 and throughout the month at select Florida Hospital locations in Flagler and Volusia counties.

For more information, visit KeepYourColonHappy.com or call 866-328-6417.

Florida Hospital Offers Heart Smart Lectures

February is the month of the heart. Not only is it Valentine's Day, but it is also the month that we are supposed to be more aware of our heart health. Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, located in Daytona Beach, will be offering a series of heart health lectures for February.

Topics of the lectures include:

- Women and heart disease

- Ask the heart doctor

- Heart healthy recipes you'll fall in love with

- Coronary artery disease

To learn more about the lectures or reserve a space, call 866-671-4660. You can read more about the classes being offered here.