Community Memorial Health System is offering free heart screenings at its nine Centers for Family Health offices monthly beginning in August.

The free screenings will take place Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the following dates and Centers for Family Health locations:

 Aug. 28 in Santa Paula at 242 East Harvard Blvd, Suite 2;
 Sept. 25 in Fillmore at 852 Ventura Street;
 Oct. 30 in Oak View at 655 N. Ventura Ave;
 Nov. 20 in Camarillo at 422 B Arneill Road;
 Dec. 11 in Oxnard at 3641 West Fifth Street;
 Jan. 29, 2011, in Ventura at 138 West Main Street, Suite E;
 Feb. 26, 2011, in Ventura at 120 North Ashwood Ave;
 March 26, 2011, in Oxnard at 250 Citrus Grove Lane, Suite 150;
 April 30, 2011, in Oxnard at 2921 South Saviers Road.

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer of American men and women. Last year 750,000 American died from heart disease and almost half had no symptoms prior to their first event, which was death. Community Memorial Health System’s goal is to help prevent this from happening to you.

The HeartAware screening is designed to determine your risk factors for developing heart disease which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. After the health risk assessment, each participant is given an immediate personalized and confidential report that indicates their overall risk of developing cardiovascular disease, as well as ways to reduce it.

There are no advance requirements are necessary; however, reservations to each scheduled event are limited. Call 805/667-2818 or go to www.cmhshealth.org/rsvp to schedule your Heart screening today.

Centers for Family Health is a member of Community Memorial Health System, a not-for-profit health system, which is comprised of Community Memorial Hospital, Ojai Valley Community Hospital, and nine family-practice health centers entitled Centers for Family Health. The health system is located in Ventura County, California.