The American Heart Association recently held its 2010 Hartford Start! Heart Walk at Bushnell Park. More than 2,000 supporters, survivors and volunteers walked to raise in excess of $300,000 to fight heart disease and stroke — the number one and number three killers respectively in the United States. The Start!

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Elizabeth Cosgrove, of Southington, right receives the American Heart Association’s 2010 Lifestyle Change Award from Jeff Verney, chief executive officer, United Healthcare’s Retiree Solutions. Cosgrove was nominated and received the award for making significant positive health changes to her life.

The following statement was just released from the office of Dr. Joseph Erardi regarding the recent flu outbreak in Southington schools: