The Stroke Association Raises Awarness Of High Blood Pressure

The Stroke Association Raises Awarness Of High Blood Pressure

The Stroke Association is helping to raise awareness of high blood pressure and the health problems it can lead to if not checked.

The association’s ‘Know Your Blood Pressure’ campaign was launched earlier this month and to mark the event, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Ser vice’ s Chief Fire Officer, Dan Stephens, had his blood pressure taken.

MFRS has been working in collabor- ation with Champs Public Health Collaborative to deliver a three- month pilot scheme, offering free blood pressure checks to vulnerable people within the community during ‘Safe and Well’ visits.

The Safe and Well programme builds on the Fire and Rescue Service’s established Home Fire Safety Check initiative and supports local health needs by delivering recognised health interventions with specially trained fire service advocates,