The Irish Heart Foundation’s Blood Pressure Roadshow will visit Dundalk this Saturday.
You will be able to get your blood pressure taken from free at their van in the Marshes Shopping Centre from 10am to 6pm on the day.
All are welcome along.
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Stroke awareness event coming to the Marshes
The Marshes
A free stroke awareness event will take place on Wednesday March 25th in the Marshes Shopping Centre.
The event will run from 4pm to 6pm and coincides with the Irish Heart Foundation’s National Stroke Awareness Week, which runs from March 23rd to 28th.
Staff from the HSE’s health promotion department and stroke rehabilitation teams will be present at the event to provide general health information and discuss stroke-related issues.
Free blood pressure checks in the Marshes Shopping Centre today
The Irish Heart Foundation are in the Marshes Shopping Centre today to hand out information to mark World Stroke Day.
As well as providing you tips on how to improve your diet, you will also be able to get your blood pressure checked for free.
Representatives of the Irish Heart Foundation will be in the centre until 6pm and all are invited to pop in and talk to them.
New stroke support group to launch in Dundalk tomorrow
The launch will take place in the Crowne Plaza
A new stroke support group will meet in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk this Friday.
The venture, which is being setup by the Irish Heart Foundation and the HSE, will launch at 2pm and will include an information session for parents, relatives and health care workers with key note presentations from Dr Martin Mulroy of the Irish Heart Foundation and local stroke survivor David Taaffe and his wife Ruth.
Monthly meetings are scheduled to begin from November 14th.
Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.
For further details call Emma-Jane on 01 634 6925 or email emorrissey@irishheart.ie
Champagne fashion show in Dundalk Tennis Club this Friday
Dundalk Tennis Club
A champagne fashion show in aid of the North Louth Hospice and the Irish Heart Foundation will take place this Friday night at 8pm in Dundalk Tennis Club.
On the night there will be fashions from Joe Frawley Golf and Leisure, Neola and After Sybil.
Tickets are available from the above stores or at Dundalk Tennis Club with enquiries to be made by calling 042 9352099.
There will also be live music on the night as well as a raffle for a ladies bike.
Car boot sale in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation
A car boot sale in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation will take place at the St Patrick’s GAA centre in Lordship on Sunday August 17th from 10.30am to 3pm.
There will also be a cardiac nurse in attendance on the day to answer any heart-related issues. She will also test blood pressure levels from 11am onwards.
Contact 087 6479715 or 087 2559405 for more information.
Black & White Living to support the Irish Heart Foundation this Valentine’s week
Local coffee shop Black & White Living are running a fundraiser all this week in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation.
The event, which got underway yesterday and runs until today, is aimed at raising funds in the build-up to St Valentine’s Day.
The Coes Road-based business are offering free Valentine’s gift wrap on all their romantic products and Valentine’s pop cakes while for the ladies there is shellac nail paint to help with the Valentine’s date preparations.
A spokesperson for Black & White Living said: “All proceeds are going to the Irish Heart foundation and we are urging people to help look after their hearts this Valentine’s Week.”
National Blood Pressure Day screenings in Dundalk next Thursday
Operation Transformation’s National Blood Pressure Day will take place on Thursday 23 January with test centres being set up in shopping centres across the country.
In Dundalk, the team from the Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Medical Organisation are coming to the Long Walk Shopping Centre to test people’s blood pressure free of charge.
To make an appointment for one of the Operation Transformation Blood Pressure Screenings simply email ot@rte.ie with the following information:
- Name
- Age
- Contact Telephone Number
- Preferred Shopping centre:
- Preferred time between 9am and 11.45am
- If you have had your blood pressure tested before. And if so when?
- Do you have any concerns regarding your current blood pressure?
A member of the Operation Transformation Team will contact you with an appointment. They will also send you a registration form that you need to bring with you to your screening.
Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood in the arteries. A certain amount of pressure is needed to keep the blood flowing around the body. A blood pressure reading consists of two numbers usually shown as one on top of the other and measured in mmHg (millimetres of mercury). If the blood pressure reading is 120 / 80mmHg the doctor or nurse may refer to it as “120 over 80”.
High blood pressure – or hypertension – means that blood pressure is constantly higher than the recommended level. Blood pressure should be below 140/ 90. For those who have heart and circulatory disease (such as coronary heart disease or stroke) or diabetes or kidney disease, then blood pressure should be below 130 / 80.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure are at risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the number one cause of death in Ireland. People with high blood pressure are more likely to have other risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as diabetes and high cholesterol, than those with normal blood pressure. These additional risk factors interact with each other, increasing cardiovascular risk much more, even if blood pressure is only slightly raised. High blood pressure increases with age. High blood pressure rarely causes any signs and symptoms until the damage affects your health. For this reason it is often dubbed the ‘silent killer’.
For more details on National Blood Pressure Day visit here.
Operation Transformation walk in Dundalk this Saturday
This year’s Operation Transformation National Walk takes place on Saturday with Louth Local Sports Partnership having organised a walk in Dundalk.
The walk will start at 11am leaving from Dowdallshill’s St Brigid’s Park.
It will be approximately 4km long and light refreshments will be served in the clubhouse afterwards.
The Irish Heart Foundation’s trained walking leader Stephen Cull will be leading the walk and everyone is encouraged to come along and support the event on the day.
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