{"id":23408,"date":"2024-10-08T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23408"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:17:36","slug":"soca-heart-project-launches-5k-and-10k-walk-run-to-combat-cardiovascular-disease-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/soca-heart-project-launches-5k-and-10k-walk-run-to-combat-cardiovascular-disease-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Soca Heart Project Launches 5K and 10K Walk\/Run to Combat Cardiovascular Disease in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stride592 is set to host a 5K and 10K walk\/run on Sunday, September 29, as part of the newly launched Soca Heart Project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to motivate citizens to engage in more physical activities such as walking, jogging, and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana has recorded the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the Caribbean, with ischemic heart disease identified as the leading cause of death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Onika Jervis, Chairperson of the Soca Heart Project and Founder of Stride592, stated that their goal is to address this health crisis directly through initiatives like the upcoming event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soca Heart Project is a three-year initiative designed to unite the health community, gather resources, and encourage individuals to improve their heart health through active lifestyles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soca Heart Walk\/Run is a significant step toward achieving these objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the event will receive a package that includes a beautiful medal, a t-shirt, and access to food after the run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a farmers&#8217; market and a health summit will provide opportunities to meet doctors, hear informative stories, and learn about healthy food options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soca Heart initiative is a collaboration involving the Ministry of Health, Stride592, Georgetown Public Hospital, and the Caribbean Heart Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their campaign slogan for 2024 is &#8220;Know your numbers, make a plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk\/run will commence at 6 a.m. from the Scouts Association ground on Woolford Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | September 26, 2024 Stride592 is set to host a 5K and 10K walk\/run on Sunday, September 29, as part of the newly launched Soca Heart Project.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23410,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23408\/revisions\/23410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}