The parish nurse and First Presbyterian nurses will be offering blood pressure screenings onSundays in October:

October 5, October 12, October 19 and October 26 from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
in the campus intern office by the French Room.

Why should you get your blood pressure checked?  High blood pressure (Hypertension) usually has no symptoms but it can hurt your body in many ways. It adds to the workload of your heart and arteries. Hypertension increases your risk of a stroke and can damage your kidneys and eyes. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure.

What causes high blood pressure? Acccording to the American Heart Association, about 90-95 percent of the cases of high blood pressure have no known cause. But there are risk factors which may increase your chances of developing this disease. Obesity, eating too much salt, alcohol use, lack of physical activity, stress are risk factors you can control. Increasing age, race and heredity are risk factors you can't control.

How do I know if I have high blood pressure?  There's only one definite way to find out: get your blood pressure checked! See your health care provider or come to a screening at First Pres. Please contact Martine Blogin, parish nurse at 662-4466, ext 26 or mblogin@firstpresbyterian.org with questions. For more information on
hypertension, check the American Heart Association website: www.americanheart.org.

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Martine Blogin, R.N., M.P.H.
Parish Nurse

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