Heart Health with Dr. Stokes

February is American Heart Month! Join us in the Library Auditorium or on Google Meet for an informative presentation on heart health. Topics will include cardiac disease, blood pressure and diabetes awareness and prevention.

This lecture series is FREE to all participants and can be valuable whether you have no family history of heart disease, a strong family history or even if you have heart disease yourself. You can join us in person or virtually! We are excited to meet you - come learn with us!

Dr. Carmen Stokes is currently employed as the nurse Navigator for the GAVINI Center for Cancer Prevention through Ascension Health System, working with both the Southfield Providence and Novi Assyrian Cancer Centers. Dr. Stokes has been a Registered Nurse for over 28 years, and a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner for 22 years. She worked full time as an Associate Professor of Nursing for 20 years and is a nationally certified nurse educator. Dr. Stokes completed her doctoral program in 2013, earning a PhD in Educational Studies and has both led and participated in several community based health research projects, as well as working as a community health organizer. In 2021 Dr. Stokes shifted her service back to patient education secondary to her passion for improving patient health outcomes, health equity and cancer survivorship.

For more information, contact czimmer@southfieldlibrary.org.