Stroke Awareness Day 2013

 


Stroke Awareness Day is fast approaching and Rotary clubs across Great Britain and Ireland are ready to test blood pressures across the country.
April 20th 2013 is Stroke Awareness Day, in partnership with the Stroke Association, and clubs will set up blood pressure testing areas in shopping centres and other public places.
Many people have high blood pressure and are unaware of it, putting them at risk of a stroke unless they make changes to their lifestyle and seek medical attention.
Rotary clubs will also be offering testing services throughout the month of May as well, with the aim of reaching as many people as possible.
For more information, please visit the Rotary International -
Community Service Committee information page.

Know Your Blood Pressure Day (formerly known as Rotary Stroke Awareness Day) is on 20th April 2013, although Rotary clubs are free to hold a Know Your Blood Pressure event at any time throughout the year.

This event is sometimes heralded as the most important community service event of the year. It has and continues to save lives.
2013 is the 10th anniversary of Rotary and the Stroke Association working together and they estimate that in the last 9 years a total of around 200,000 blood pressures have been taken with some 25,000 people having been referred to their GP for follow up of which a staggering 6,500 were considered to be urgent.
The Stroke Association runs the Know Your Blood Pressure campaign with partners such as RIBI, the Ambulance Service Network, and St Andrew's First Aid (Scotland) to offer free blood pressure tests to members of the public.