Calais Regional Hospital Offers FREE Hypertension Education Session with Dinner, March 29
Do you or a loved one suffer from Hypertension (high blood pressure)? Do you have a family history of hypertension or just want to learn more to try and prevent this disease? Then join us for a FREE Hypertension education session with dinner in the Calais Regional Hospital Classroom on Tuesday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited. You must RSVP to 454-9262.
Washington County has the highest number of people in the state with hypertension, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Besides those included in this statistic are the many that are not aware they even have high blood pressure. There are not always symptoms of the disease prior to a significant health crisis, which means many in our community are walking around with an increased risk of stroke, kidney failure, heart disease and heart attack. Checking your blood pressure on a regular basis is very important for early detection of hypertension. | 
Shelly Bodkin, RN, CRH Cardiac Rehabilitation Director will speak about Hypertension at a FREE Dinner Education Session offered by CRH |
Calais Regional Hospital provides free monthly blood pressure screenings for this reason in Calais, Baileyville and Pembroke.
Calais Regional Hospital believes that access to services and programs that focus on disease prevention can make our community healthy. Therefore, as part of our commitment to community health, we are pleased to offer this dinner education session to the public free of charge. Join Shelly Bodkin, RN to take part in a fun and educational session filled with useful information on hypertension, its signs and symptoms, other health risks, and treatments – including lifestyle modifications such as the DASH eating plan, physical activity and medications.
If you have questions about this event, contact the community relations office at 454-9227 or 454-9262 or community@calaishospital.org |