Heart and Vascular Classes, Events, and News

To help prevent heart and blood vessel diseases, UPMC formed the Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Program.

COACH's heart health experts offer these heart-healthy resources:

• Free heart screenings and events.
• Heart disease prevention and community outreach programs.
• Kids' heart health education programs.

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute's Clinical Biostatistics Core supports heart and CT surgery researchers by providing high-quality data collection and analysis.

Classes

Find heart and vascular classes near you.

Events

Onward Seniors

Enjoy light refreshments, lively music, surprise giveaways, guest speakers, and games. Plus, get a first-hand peek at the Onward Seniors app, being designed to help you do more of what you love!

• Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025  
• Time: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Location: Rhododendron Shelter  
• Highland Park
  Lake Drive
  Pittsburgh, PA 15206  

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Heart screenings

Find free heart screening events near you.

Speeches

UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute educators can speak at your school, place of worship, work, or other community groups.

We cover these topics and more:

• Healthy eating and lifestyle.
• Heart disease prevention.
• Heart health disparities.
• Living with heart disease.
• Women's heart disease.

Contact us at 1-855-876-2484 for more on topics, fees, and scheduling.