Pressure check for free

CRANBOURNE residents are encouraged to get their blood pressure checked for free at Casey RACE next week.
The National Stroke Foundation’s Know your numbers program promotes the importance of a regular blood pressure test and awareness of risk factors to prevent a stroke.
Casey RACE will run a Know your numbers station with free blood pressure checks throughout the week of 17 to 23 May.
Casey RACE dry program director Michael Casey said a blood pressure check was a simple way to save lives.
“By simply checking the blood pressure of our local community members, we can help to reduce the incidence of stroke,” he said.
More than 20,000 Victorians have visited the stations since the program began in 2007, and only one in five people were found to have normal blood pressure readings. For station times, call 5990 8600 or visit the website www.caseyrace.ymca.org.au