Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital will host a Heart Health Fair on Feb. 6 to start National Heart Month, reminding the community that good heart health can be a team sport.

The event will take place in the hospital lobby from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registered nurse Katie Klima, chest pain coordinator at St. Mary’s, said she believes individuals have the power to make a difference in heart health.

“With risk-factor modification and educating the community on heart attack care and CPR, we can come together, and we can take actionable measures to help people save lives,” she said.

At the health fair, people can practice hands-only CPR. Klima said accurate, aggressive CPR started on someone who has suffered a cardiac event outside the hospital increases that person’s chance of survival by 85 to 90 percent.

Attendees also can see a demonstration of an automated external defibrillator (AED) that can be lifesaving when used with someone who has lethal heart arrythmia.

“The best thing to do when someone suffers from a cardiac event is to start CPR, call for help and have someone go find an AED nearby,” she said.

Other topics covered at the health fairs will include:

• Smoking cessation.
• Symptoms of heart attack or stroke.
• Stroke education and prevention.
• Heart-healthy exercise.
• Mindfulness and stress reduction.
• Blood pressure screening.
• Grip strength assessment and body fat analysis.
• Hands-only CPR and AED demonstrations.
• Nutrition and healthy snacks.
• Talk with experts in cardiology, vascular heart care and primary care.

Organizers encourage everyone to wear red for the day to celebrate the kickoff of National Heart Month.