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Keeping Your Heart Happy & Healthy This Valentine's Day

#HealthyFLValentines
Posted at 12:30 PM, Feb 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-04 07:40:36-04

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) -- There are plenty of ways to show the love this Valentine's Day that'll keep your heart happy and healthy!

In that spirit, the Florida Department of Health is hosting a special social media contest, #HealthyFLValentines.

It's a way to show off how you're celebrating a healthy holiday. Organizers say, "Instead of gifting their significant other the typical box of chocolates, photos of healthier treats are the goal."

Now through February 14, you can submit photos of how you're loving a healthier Valentine's Day.

All the entries will then be shared in a Facebook album, where you can vote by liking your favorite picture or idea.

The image with the most likes will get a four-pack of Florida State Parks day passes. The winner will be announced February 22.

Organizers say this is the first of many interactive initiatives and contests the Department is hosting throughout the year to help get Floridians healthy.

It's also a way to remind people that heart disease or heart attacks can happen at any time. Kim Barnhil, deputy secretary for county health systems, joined us on WTXL Midday to share her story of suffering a massive heart attack in 2014, with no warning or pre-existing risks. 

Barnhill says she's living proof of the danger of cardiac concerns, and wants the community to learn some healthy lifestyle lessons from her experience. 

To take part, click here and use #HealthyFLValentines.