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June #AskACat Twitter Chat Explores Heart Health

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2013) — Tomorrow's #AskACat Twitter Chat will give University of Kentucky students, faculty, staff and followers the opportunity to ask questions about heart disease and simple ways to help prevent it through lifestyle changes and healthy eating.

This month's #AskACat expert is Dr. Alison L. Bailey, cardiologist with the UK HealthCare Gill Heart Institute. Dr. Bailey will answer questions beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, via the university's official Twitter account, @universityofky. Those interested in following and/or participating in the chat can follow the university's account or #AskACat for questions posed and responses from the Twitter chat.

Individuals interested in asking questions on heart health should send their questions to www.twitter.com/universityofky through 3 p.m. June 18, or on the UK Facebook page prior to 2 p.m. June 18. Responses to questions will be shared with the university's followers and those following the hashtag #AskACat.

UK will present its next #AskACat Twitter Chat on July 16. 

MEDIA CONTACTS: Allison Elliott, allison.elliott@uky.edu

Whitney Hale, whitney.hale@uky.edu; or Jodi Whitaker, jodi.whitaker@uky.edu