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P – Life Sciences
Newark (501 S. College Ave.) | February 4, 2025-March 4, 2025
Tuesday: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
This course provides an overview of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and strategies to reduce the risk for adverse events through diet/nutrition, exercise and lifestyle modifications. Lectures include: It’s a Mad, Mad World: An Overview of Risk factors; Check Me Out: Assessment of Individual Risk; Recipe for Disaster: Role of Food, Nutrition and Diet; Walk it Off: Role of Exercise and Physical Activity; and The Chill Factor: Lifestyle Modifications.
This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Hisham Sherif
SHERIF, HISHAM–Retired surgeon with 30+ years of clinical and research experience in cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Strong advocate of better education and awareness of healthcare information as the basis for better decisions toward improved individual and community health.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington