PAD Mural Unveiling on April 10, 2021

What:

Celebrate the completion of a new mural in historic Northeast Kansas City dedicated to educating the community about peripheral artery disease (PAD) and how to recognize and address it. The mural unveiling event for the community will feature:

PAD Information Fair
Speakers starting at 2 p.m., including Mayor Quinton Lucas
Food trucks
Music by DJ Brian B. Shynin’ of Hot 103 Jamz! Morning Grind
Put the finishing touches on the PAD mural with the mural artists
Crafts and art making for all ages with Mattie Rhodes Center
Zumba demonstration by Nathalie Eamiguel
Fresh fruits and vegetables available from El Mercado Fresco
Chances to win prizes
This is an outdoor event. Masks are required.

When:

Saturday, April 10, from 1-4 p.m.
{Event Rain Date = April 17}

Where:

East side of building at 2607 Independence Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
(corner of Prospect and Independence Avenues)

Why:

More than 8.5 million Americans over the age of 40 live with peripheral artery disease (commonly known as PAD) that causes pain while walking. Awareness of PAD in the general population is low (about 25%), and research from the American Heart Association shows that people living in center city neighborhoods are especially at risk of a late diagnosis, so the intent is to raise awareness of PAD in an area where people are most at risk.

Who:

Four local artists have collaborated with medical researchers and the Mattie Rhodes Center over the last 12 months (during the pandemic) to create this community mural:

Artists: Carmen Moreno, Jason Wilcox, Isaac Tapia, and Rodrigo Alvarez
Researchers: Dr. Kim Smolderen – Yale University; Christina Pacheco – Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute; Dr. Janette Berkley-Patton – University of Missouri Kansas City

Follow the mural project on Instagram: @pcorikcproject

For More Info on Dr. Smolderen’s research:
https://www.pcori.org/research-results/2019/promoting-easy-step-program-take-charge-vascular-health-greater-kansas-city

https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/vamos/ and on Twitter: @KimGSmolderen

This program is funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (EA #14505).
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