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CLEAR SKIES METEOROLOGIST KEVIN GREGORY TALKS 30-YEAR CAREER & EVERCHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WEATHER TECHNOLOGY

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LEAR SKIES: METEOROLOGIST KEVIN GREGORY TALKS C 30-YEAR CAREER & EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WEATHER TECHNOLOGY

For meteorologist Bob Gregory, every Friday night was “take your child to work day” as he brought his 7-year-old son Kevin with him to Channel 13 to watch him deliver his weather reports. Kevin sat, mesmerized, as his dad referenced the national, state and Midwestern maps using “meteorology weather critters” to mark areas of sunshine, precipitation and clouds.

6 Red Curb Improv Comedy Theatre Opening In Avon

8 Getting Hitched? Visit Hendricks

County Publishes Newly Designed Wedding Guide

11 Clear Skies: Meteorologist Kevin

Gregory Talks 30-Year Career & EverChanging Landscape of Weather Technology

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20 February Event Calendar 22 Q&A with Laurel Setser: AvonWashington Township Public Library Director

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Smiley Morning Show Producer and Avon resident, Will Pfaffenberger, is opening a new improv comedy club located at 8403 E US HWY 36.

RED CURB IMPROV COMEDY THEATRE OPENING IN AVON Improv comedy is coming to Avon with the opening of the Red Curb Theatre in February. Red Curb Theatre will be the first entertainment venue of its kind in Avon providing weekly Chicago-style improv comedy shows. The venue is being opened by veteran Indianapolis improviser and local radio personality and producer, Will Pfaffenberger.

Red Curb Improv Comedy Theatre will open with two 90-minute shows per week on Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. show will be an allages show. The 10 p.m. show will be an adults-only show for people 17 or older.

General Admission tickets will cost $15.

Audiences can look forward to the official grand opening on Saturday, February 17. Additional information about shows, tickets, auditions and theatre sponsorships can be found at redcurbcomedy.com.

“It’ll be a new fun thing to do on the weekend – especially for us westsiders,” says Red Curb owner Will Pfaffenberger.

“Our improv shows are guaranteed to create some completely unique, ridiculous and hilarious comedy. It’s a pretty sweet thing to bring my passion for improv comedy to my hometown and offer a totally different kind of entertainment to the community.”

Red Curb Theatre is located at 8403 E US HWY 36, Avon, Indiana in the same complex as The Avon Barbershop, The iShop, Frye Electric and Jump and Play.

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Red Curb Theatre is a performance space for improv-style comedy. Groups of comedic performers and actors create escalating scenes of characters and stories on-the-spot based on audience suggestions.

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Improvisers and Audiences are all along for the ride together as each show progresses and the comedy, characters and stories are discovered. No two shows are ever the same.

Red Curb owner, Will Pfaffenberger, has been professionally writing, performing and producing comedy since 2004. He got his start in broadcast on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Show and on stage with ComedySportz Indianapolis. Since then, he has co-founded the Indianapolis renowned sketch and improv groups Fun Dumpster, Three Dollar Bill Comedy and Dudesical, performed on many radio shows and comedy stages in the city and is currently a personality and producer of the market's top morning radio show - The Smiley Morning Show on 99.5 WZPL. He is excited to be bringing his passion for improv comedy to his hometown, Avon, IN.

Since 1962, we’ve put down roots in Hendricks County with a commitment to delivering high-quality, comprehensive healthcare close to home. We are thrilled to further our mission with the opening of our new Hendricks Regional Health Brownsburg Hospital on January 8, 2018.

The new hospital, located at 5492 North Ronald Reagan Parkway (on the northwest corner of Interstate 74 and Ronald Reagan Parkway near exit 68), extends the services currently available at our facilities across Hendricks County to Brownsburg, Zionsville and surrounding areas. The innovative healthcare center will house the county’s first side-by-side Emergency Department and Immediate Care Center, allowing patients the option to choose a level of care with respect to their condition and copay.

Our Brownsburg Hospital supports local families by providing a full continuum of care and enhanced sports medicine and women’s services, including a New Life Associates office for OB-GYN care. It also features an inpatient unit; physical, speech and occupational therapies; cardiac rehabilitation; lab and imaging services; primary care physician offices; and much more.

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VISIT HENDRICKS COUNTY PUBLISHES NEWLY DESIGNED WEDDING GUIDE Writer / Josh Duke

ith the holidays just ending and Valentine’s Day approaching, many couples are tying the knot and looking ahead to 2018 to plan the most important day of their lives.

As that wedding-planning process begins, every couple should secure the new and completely redesigned Hendricks County Wedding Guide.

The free, 27-page guide is bigger and better than ever. Enlarged to a typical magazine size, the Hendricks County Wedding Guide boasts advice and information from local couples who just got married as well as stunning, full-color photography and even tips to help engaged couples make the most of their wedding day.

The new guide also features updated listings of the county’s ceremony and reception facilities, caterers, florists, photographers, jewelers, entertainment and so much more. The free guide provides a one-stop resource that can help ease the stress associated with planning a wedding.

“I had no idea (Visit Hendricks County) could provide so much help to me for my wedding,” says Rose (DeLarme) Cronley, a featured bride in the new magazine who got married last fall. “Visit Hendricks County gave us this amazing guide with information on all sorts of vendors. It had every category of vendors, even the ones I didn’t think of.”

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METEOROLOGIST KEVIN GREGORY TALKS 30-YEAR CAREER & EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WEATHER TECHNOLOGY

RTV6 Meteorologist, Kevin Gregory, followed in his father's footsteps. Bob Gregory was a meteorologist for Channel 13 in the early 70s.

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For meteorologist Bob Gregory, every Friday night was “take your child to work day” as he brought his 7-year-old son Kevin with him to Channel 13 to watch him deliver his weather reports. Kevin sat, mesmerized, as his dad referenced the national, state and Midwestern maps using “meteorology weather critters” to mark areas of sunshine, precipitation and clouds.

“They forget that back then forecasts weren’t as specific,” Kevin says. “They simply said, ‘Precipitation today,’ whereas “I point to things that don’t exist. I talk to a now we say, ‘Chance of rain, mainly camera with no one behind it. I carry on a conversation with people at home I can’t see,” between 8 and 11 a.m.’”

Kevin says. “It’s definitely a different world.”

The fact that technology is always changing is precisely what makes Gregory’s job And an ever-changing world at that. Now interesting. For example, the station now there are 27 monitors covering the back uses GeoBeats, an online creative network wall of the studio. Kevin uses nine of them that leverages its global network of local for weather maps. Though he was attracted to meteorology early on, he was terrified of photographers and videographers to highlight local stories. storms as a child. blank green wall.

“Since I didn’t have school the next day, I got to stay up for the late news,” Kevin says. “In elementary school, I’d ask the teacher to “Of course, that doesn’t mean I stayed awake lower the blinds when the skies darkened,” for the ride home.”

Gregory recalls.

In the early 70s, it was a different generation of broadcasting.

“Weather maps were real,” Kevin says. “I’d watch film be developed, edited, cut and the extra film would fall to the floor.”

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He now knows that most storms never produce severe weather. Of those that do, damaging winds and large hail are the main threats. Only one percent of storms ever produce a tornado. Though he’s well informed, viewers occasionally insist that forecasts were more accurate when his dad was on air.

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“It’s like a geography beat or a geo-spatial kind of idea,” Kevin says. “Hendricks County is my GeoBeat, so once a week I’ll share a local story on RTV6 or TheIndyChannel.com.”

Viewers not only like being tuned in at the local level, but they also enjoy being able to interact with their local meteorologist.

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Though computer models seem to rule the day, the human element of the weather equation is still a critical component to safe forecasting.

“My job is the Bermuda triangle of meteorological knowledge. I say that because I get lost in there often,” Kevin says. “Some days I can’t figure out what’s going on with the weather. Other days the computer isn’t working. And then there are times when my mind and mouth aren’t connected, and I get tongue-tied.”

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Gregory has found a great way to connect with viewers — by incorporating his Yorkie Rory (short for Aurora, named after the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights).

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“I’ll put her in a sweater and caption it, ‘Rory Gregory knows that you need to layer up for the weekend,’” Kevin says.

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A typical day starts with Kevin getting to the station by 1 p.m. and updating TheIndyChannel.com. Then he has six radio forecasts — four for WIBC and two for stations in Seymour, Columbus and Southeast Indiana. Next, he starts preparing graphics for the 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. broadcasts.

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Then he hears about it.

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“Yes, I’m taller than you think, and I’ve got grey hair just like a cumulus cloud,” says Kevin, a graduate of Ben Davis High School who moved to Brownsburg in 1992 and then to Avon in 1997. He and his wife Susan own 31 acres.

Town Hall Park, Washington Township Park or McCloud Nature Park. Over the past several years, however, Kevin and Susan have traveled to watch their son Matt (now a senior) play basketball at Notre Dame Their daughter Annie is also a junior there.

“We’ve been to Georgia Tech, the University of Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh,” says Kevin, who sometimes brings his dad along to games. Bob, a retiree for the past 17 years, also enjoys reading, traveling and relaxing on his pontoon boat.

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“Those are always fun events because I get to mix with people,” Kevin says. “I don’t get that immediate feedback when I’m at the studio.”

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“That’s been the true joy for me — all the people I’ve worked with for nearly 30 years at RTV6,” he says. “I’m doing what I love to do.”

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Signs and Symptoms In many cases gum disease is painless. If you have bad breath, loose or shifting teeth, swollen or puffy gums, red or purplish gums, bleeding when brushing or flossing, you could have gum disease.

Systemic Connection Other than the obvious consequence of premature tooth loss, several research studies have suggested that periodontal disease is associated with a variety of other conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, premature and low birth weight babies, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.

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with Laurel Setser Avon Washington Township Public Library Director Writer / Jamie Hergott

Writer / Jamie Hergott

Where are you from?

I am from Cartersburg, IN, which is southwest of Avon.

Tell me about your family.

My husband Tom and I live on a small farm north of Danville. We have one daughter, Avery, who is a senior at Danville Community High School. Our grown son Dane and his family live in Putnam County.

What’s your background?

My mom always took me to the library as a kid. I was a very avid reader. I was at the Plainfield library so much that they offered me a job shelving. I went to Western State Colorado University to study history. I worked at the college library there. I went to the IU School of Library Science right after I got my undergrad. I worked there for a semester, but it was a culture shock switching from a small liberal arts college to big IU. I was barely 21, and most people

in my class were adults who had been working or kids who came directly from IU. I didn’t fit in and didn’t like it, so I left and worked for about six years in the State Fire Marshall’s office. Interestingly enough, I got that job because I had taken shorthand as a blow off class in college.

Well, this job required that, so I stayed there and worked my way up. Once I got as far as I could, I really started wishing I would have stayed in library school. So, I went back to IU. One of my professors was the director here at Avon and was teaching a management class. She had an opening, so I applied. I’ve been here since July 1989 and became the director in 1993.

How did you get into the library business and why?

I love books. I also think I liked the order that the library instills on information and the way that it allows people to get to the information because it is organized. It allows us to help you get to the information.

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something I always loved. As a small kid, the library we went to was not at all a good experience. There was an old shushy lady in a dark, dreary building. I don’t look back fondly on the place as a child, but it was always the books that drew me.

What is a typical day like for you at the library?

There is no typical day. Especially in administration. In any job here, you never do quite the same thing. We spend more time back here getting ready for meetings and budgets and more of the administrative things. But even out on the floor, we never get the same question twice. We see the same people a lot. But every day is different.

It’s never the same old, same old.

What is your favorite part about working there?

I love the people that work here. They love the patrons. They love the people that come in. They just spend their time trying to think of things and how to do them better. I have

staff that work the front desk who know the things people like to read. They know people’s first names. They just really enjoy what they’re doing, and it’s a very convivial atmosphere here. It’s a real family. It makes it a joy to be here.

What is your favorite book and why?

Do you have any advice for your younger self?

I am a very goal-oriented person. I tend to check things off and move straight on.

I would tell myself to savor the moment a little bit more. Don’t be so quick to move on to the next goal that you don’t appreciate the fact you’ve accomplished what you’ve set out to do with this goal.

That’s like asking me who’s my favorite friend. I have books I read once a year.

Some books touch me at one point and then don’t touch me again when I reread them. I love them each for what they bring to the table. Just like my friends have different strengths they bring to the table, I feel that way about books. I have favorite authors and series, and I enjoy them. Some you enjoy and never think about. Others make an impression. I love them all.

What is your favorite book from when you were a child/young adult?

I was a voracious reader. One author I really enjoyed is Elizabeth Enright. She wrote three books in a series. The first book was called “The Saturdays” and the second one was “The Four Story Mistake” and then the last book was “Then There Were Five.” They were about children whose mother had died and their adventures in New York City during World War II. Their dad worked for the government. It was about siblings, which I loved because I didn’t have siblings, and it was just a life so different than mine. They pooled their allowance and each took a Saturday to do things they wanted to do. As an adult, I bought the books again on Amazon, and I was a little scared to read them because I didn’t know if they’d have the same impact. I finally reread them, and I enjoyed them every bit as much as I did as a kid.

What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

I garden. I love to cook and try new recipes. And of course, reading. Those are the big three. I have a really good lasagna recipe I make for people. I have a salad recipe a friend gave me and that’s a real popular one too.

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In a world of iPads, smartphones and screens everywhere, what’s something the library can offer that these things can’t?

We still offer the human interaction. Even if you never want to set foot here and only use our electronic databases and format, we still have a person that can help you if you have problem. We make appointments to help you set up your device. It’s the human touch that makes

the difference. People ask me all the time, why do we need the libraries if everyone has a computer now? The feeling of librarianship has changed. It used to be very much a shushy kind of thing, and if you ask me the right question, I will get you the answer you want. But now, it’s more, let us help you phrase your question so you get the answer you need.

That’s what we bring to the table in a world where we are inundated with info.

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What’s coming up at the library in 2018 that you’d like us to get the word out about for you?

We are finalizing our strategic plan for the next five years. Libraries have been hit by property tax caps as much as schools and other government units, so we are seeing our income reduced but the amount of people we are serving is increasing. With our strategic plan, we are trying to figure out where we need to focus those dollars on.

Then you consider we have a very diverse group of people with wide-ranging income and diversity levels, and so we are hoping to find some niche areas where we haven’t been able to reach certain groups. For example, we have a hard time reaching teens. What fabulous thing are we going to do over here to possibly get teens who are engaged in 100 other extracurricular activities to come here? In our initial round of planning, we realized there’s nothing we can do neat enough to get that group of kids. But if there’s a group of kids who are not overextended, who are dying for something that appeals to them, we can pinpoint them. But we can’t reach all of them. We are a big library serving a big population, so examining things outside the lens of “we’ve always done it that way” is a challenge. We didn’t have a good turnout for focus groups this past year.

Sometimes that’s because everyone’s ok with what you’re doing. We are hoping to put together a strategic plan that we can roll out in the community in 2018. I want to do some things that are creative and have real meaning for Avon and Washington Township.

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FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE DON HODSON SHARES PLANS, INSIGHTS & HOPES FOR THE FUTURE Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography provided by Washington Township

Township governance has always been a form of local government because the Hoosier State is so rural. Indiana has more than a thousand townships across the state.

According to Don Hodson, Washington Township Trustee, Washington Township is the largest in Hendricks County with a third of the population living within it.

“In 2010, the census status had 45,000 in Washington Township. I wouldn’t be surprised if in 2020, numbers have grown to 65,000,” says Hodson, noting that this is the second-fastest growing township in the state.

If you’re wondering what the difference is between the Town of Avon and Washington Township, you’re probably not alone. It can be a little confusing because though the two entities work in tandem and have some overlapping responsibilities, they are accountable for different things. For example, the Township is responsible

for the Fire Department, the Township Park Department, weed control of the unincorporated areas, abandoned cemeteries and public assistance (for those who quality and are in need of rent, shelter and medicine).

Also, if there is a fence dispute between two property owners and part of that property is a farm, the Township is responsible for settling that dispute. The Township has its own park — Washington Township Park, established in the early 1990s. The lower half of the park, with the Splash Pad and Pavilion, opened in 2010.

The Town of Avon also has its own park that is now connected by trail to Washington Township Park. In addition, the Town of Avon takes care of roads within the town boundaries and provide police protection within the incorporated area of the town.

“All four entities [Washington Township, Town of Avon, Avon-Washington Township Public Library and the Avon Community AvonMagazine.com / FEBRUARY 2018 / AVON MAGAZINE / 27

School Corporation] work closely, and that’s key,” Hodson says. “This isn’t a tug of war.

We all live in the Avon community and want what’s best for its citizens.”

Hodson, a former Plainfield resident, graduated from Plainfield High School and went to Wabash College. Hodson’s wife, Rita, grew up in Avon and was an Avon High grad. The two of them settled in Avon in 1984. In 1987, they built a home that Hodson decks out every December with festive decorations. Since he strings colorful lights that cover the entire house, it resembles the house in Chevy Chase’s holiday classic “Christmas Vacation.”

“My son’s friends used to call him Russ,” Hodson says (referencing character Clark Griswold’s son in the film).

Rita, who passed away in 2013, was instrumental in growing the countywide organization Project Angel, which helps children at Christmastime. Their daughter, Nikki, took over that responsibility when

her mom died. Hodson’s three children (Nikki, Nathan and David) and eight grandchildren (Wil, Britan, Evie, Kenzie, Ethan, Brice, Dylan and Graham) all reside in Avon as well.

Hodson, who retired from sales last June, was elected as Washington Township Trustee in January 2011. He’s currently serving his second term and is running one more time this year.

“We cleaned up a financial mess during my first term, and there are still some big projects I want to get done so I decided to run once more,” says Hodson, noting that, should he get elected, during his next term he would like to eliminate the township debt. “Doing so would free up two levies that the tax payers would no longer be paying on, which would help the schools, the library, the town and the township itself.”

Hodson also plans to remodel two fire stations — Station 141, located across from Avon Middle School South and Station 142 on Ronald Reagan Parkway — and create a training ground for the fire department.

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In addition, construction for Pecar Park is underway, located just north of River Birch Elementary on 150 North. That park will include a nature center, a pond, several trails, a low-impact obstacle course, an outdoor classroom and a primitive campground for tents. The projected completion date is September 2018.

Besides building Pecar Park, Hodson would like to add more park programs, as well as expand the camps that are currently being offered through Washington Township.

The summer camp, which began nearly a decade ago, has grown in popularity as word has spread. In 2017, more than 100 campers were registered weekly. In recent years, the parks director has expanded those programs, and Washington Township Parks now offers camps during fall, winter and spring breaks as well.

“Those are smaller in size since we don’t have as many college counselors available to work. As a result, they fill up quickly,” says Hodson, noting that they are looking at possibly hosting camps during snow/eLearning days so that working parents have a place to drop their children.

“We’ve also hosted Boy Scouts and are looking to provide a similar program for Girl Scouts in the near future,” Hodson adds.

Community members enjoy using the Washington Township Pavilion for weddings and receptions.

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Foundation members also frequently use it for various events.

“I’ve never charged the schools, the town or the library to use the Pavilion because essentially that would be like taking money out of your right back pocket to put it in your left back pocket,” Hodson says.

As for future plans, Hodson and his public assistance director want to determine how best to address the homeless issue in Hendricks County.

“We need to look at this issue countywide and study other townships in the state that have been successful in this realm,” says Hodson, who also would like to expand the resources in Hendricks County for senior citizens and single parents. It’s all part of working together in order to better serve the community.

When Maggie Hoernemann became superintendent, Hodson suggested that

the taxing entities meet regularly for collaborative purposes to ensure that no one was duplicating services.

dedicated public servants, including firefighters, administrators, park and seasonal personnel — a group that totals more thabn 80 employees.

“I wanted us to make sure our tax dollars were getting the best bang for our buck,” Hodson says. They established the Avon Collaboration Group, which consists of Hodson, the Town council president, the Avon town manager, the superintendent of schools, the school chief financial officer and the Washington Township librarian. They also invited the state representative, state senator, county commissioners and county council members to provide input.

Hodson, one of the original committee members for putting together the Avon Community Heritage Festival, enjoys working with people to solve problems.

“I love coming up with new ideas that can benefit the population,” Hodson says. In fact, he encourages community members to contact him with any new program ideas they might have. “We’re always looking for input from the community so that we can make Avon the best that it can be.”

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Calcium buildup in the coronary arteries is an early sign of coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up in the coronary arteries. Over time, plaque can harden or rupture, leading to serious heart conditions like chronic chest pain, heart attack, heart failure and arrhythmias.

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A HEART SCAN? All together — checking in, registering and getting the heart scan — the process usually takes less than 45 minutes. During the test, patients are hooked up to small electrodes and scanned using a computed tomography (CT) scanner.

How can you do that? The simplest way is by talking with your doctor about a heart scan.

WHO SHOULD GET A HEART SCAN? Heart scans are generally suggested by your physician based on factors that may put you at an increased risk for heart problems, including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high body mass index, diabetes, smoking or a family history of aneurysm or heart disease.

Once the heart scan is complete, your physician or cardiologist will recommend an appropriate plan of action to help reduce any risks you may have. Most plans include a diet and exercise program.

WHAT IS A HEART SCAN? “A heart scan gives doctors a picture of the heart’s arteries,” says Ibrahim Abu Romeh, MD, cardiologist at Indiana University Health West Hospital. “A heart scan is used to detect calcium levels. The amount of calcium helps doctors determine the level of cholesterol buildup in the arteries, and that tells us if a person is at risk of having a heart attack.”

“Not everyone needs a heart scan,” Dr. Abu Romeh adds. “Generally speaking, if you are under 40 years of age, active and able to exercise without limitations, your risk for having heart disease is low.”

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Heart scans are typically conducted every five to 10 years on individuals ages 40+ with known risk factors. However, anyone can request to have a heart scan. To learn more, talk with your doctor, or visit iuhealth.org/ heart-scan.

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