Healthcare workers from Baptist Health led community members through a series of quick screenings, measuring blood pressure, heart rhythm, and checking for signs of sleep apnea.
These tests can help people know whether they're at an increased risk of heart disease - the leading cause of death in Kentucky. Regular screenings can catch problems early, which can allow people to lower their risk by making lifestyle changes.
Jacob was presenting information on exercise - he says better heart health can start with literal baby steps.
"Just taking a nice, simple walk every day. A good number to strive for is about 5,000 steps to 7,000 steps, and that's something - if you have an iPhone or something - it easily tracks it."
Baptist Health workers also presented information on hypertension, stroke, and cardiac arrest. Jackson, who was leading a CPR demo, said cardiology was all about prevention.
"But if people do have heart problems and someone goes into cardiac arrest, very literally, we only have a few minutes to make some decisions," explained Jackson. "Nationwide, about nine out of ten people who have outside-of-hospital cardiac arrest die, so we're trying to work with the American Heart Association to create 'a nation of lifesavers' and teach hands-only CPR."
Jackson says the steps are simple - identify if the person is responding to you and breathing, and call 911 if they aren't.
"All of our dispatchers in Kentucky are trained to teach you to do CPR over the phone. Get them on a hard, flat surface, be at their side, and press fast and hard in the center of their chest."
Hands-only CPR, if applied immediately, can triple the survival rate of those experiencing cardiac arrest. You can learn how to perform it by watching a 90-second video.