Irish Heart Month 2012

September is the Irish Heart Foundation’s 'Heart Month'. This year their campaign will focus upon encouraging the public to ‘know your blood pressure and get it checked’.  This campaign will create awareness of and educate the public about: what high and low blood pressure is; maintaining a healthy blood pressure; managing and controlling high blood pressure through lifestyle changes and medication (if required).  An information booklet and posters are available to support the campaign, and the IHF is also running a national roadshow - with nurses conducting blood pressure checks in locations throughout the country.  To find out more visit: www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/irish-heart-month-2012-t-8_201_1068.html