WomenHeart, Cheerios to conduct free cholesterol screenings

WASHINGTON WomenHeart on Friday partnered with the Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour for its second year, the organization announced, as they prepare to conduct free cholesterol screenings April 2 through April 6 at various Jons, Superior and Cardenas supermarkets in Southern California.

WomenHeart volunteers, all heart disease survivors, will provide educational information and a forum for discussion with women at all screening sites.

This year’s tour kicks off the first of several more 2009 Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tours nationwide. The tours and free cholesterol screenings are made possible by General Mills Corporation through funds raised from an on-box promotion for WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

The free screenings for women include a cholesterol test, measuring total HDL, LDL and triglycerides; a blood pressure measurement and a body mass index calculation.