Holzer Health Hosts Annual Hug Your Heart Outreach for American Heart Month

Holzer Health System brought outreach staff, participating medical professionals, community members and event volunteers together in Vinton County on Feb. 24, 2026 for its annual "Hug Your Heart" public health outreach in recognition of American Heart Month. The event returned this February as part of Holzer’s ongoing community-focused efforts.

The outreach was organized by Holzer Health System outreach staff and staffed by participating medical professionals who worked alongside community volunteers throughout the day. Organizers described the program as an annual initiative tied to American Heart Month, occurring each February to raise awareness about heart health across Vinton County.

Community members attended the Feb. 24 event to connect with Holzer Health staff and volunteers. The gathering emphasized local access to heart-health resources through Holzer’s outreach channels, with outreach staff coordinating the schedule and medical professionals providing clinical perspective to the public attendees who came from Vinton County neighborhoods.

Holzer Health System framed "Hug Your Heart" as part of its February outreach calendar, returning each year to reinforce prevention and awareness messages linked to cardiovascular health. The Feb. 24, 2026 event continued that pattern by concentrating Holzer’s local staff and medical teams on community engagement within the county during American Heart Month.

Holzer Health’s outreach staff and the participating medical professionals who staffed the event worked with community volunteers to ensure the Feb. 24 program reached residents across Vinton County. Holzer Health leaders view the annual "Hug Your Heart" outreach as a key element in their seasonal outreach strategy, aligning the hospital system’s community efforts with the national observance of American Heart Month each February.

By convening outreach staff, participating medical professionals and volunteers on Feb. 24, 2026, Holzer Health System aimed to sustain a visible local presence for heart-health education during American Heart Month and to continue the annual "Hug Your Heart" tradition in Vinton County.