Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year (WHO). CVDs are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (strokes) and rheumatic heart disease.

In light of World Heart Day on 29 September, CERN's Medical Service is organising a Cardiovascular Health Campaign on 26-28 September 2023 in collaboration with the CERN Fire & Rescue Service, CERN Clubs, HUG, NOVAE, and Save a life. The objective of this interactive campaign is to raise awareness of CVDs among the CERN community and provide information and tools to prevent them.

The campaign will address several themes, including diet, physical activity, stress management, life-saving gestures and it will mainly take place at Restaurant 2. Please note that some activities will be held on the lawn of Restaurant 1, and conferences will take place in the IT amphitheatre (31/3-004).

Explore all the activities and timetable below!

During the course of this campaign, two conferences will take place in the IT amphitheatre (31/3-004). The talks will be webcast and recorded.

On Tuesday 26 September, from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m., the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) and the Save a Life Association will give talks spanning different topics from women's heart health to AI and innovations in the cardiac domain.

On Wednesday 27 September, the CERN psychologists will talk about managing stress for the benefit of one’s cardiovascular health. There will be two sessions, one in French at 1:30 p.m. and one in English at 3 p.m.

Click the cards below for more details about these seminars.

Free demonstrations on the lawn of Restaurant 1

CERN's sports clubs will be present with demonstrations suitable for all fitness levels to promote the importance of physical activity in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Check the schedule below and try out different activities for free. 

All activities will take place on the lawn at Restaurant 1.

Booths in Restaurant 1

In addition to the demonstrations, many of the clubs will host booths where you can discover their activities and ask all the questions you might have. This will take place inside Restaurant 1 between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. on all three days.

The following clubs will be present:

• Fitness club
• Martial arts club
• CERN Running Club
• CERN Rugby Club
• ECO-actions club