Blood pressure clinics

[Editor]

The Henry and Stark County Health Departments announce the schedule of
their monthly free blood pressure clinics held throughout the area. The
date of next month's free Main Office blood pressure screening clinic is set
for Wednesday, December 3rd. The clinic will be held from 8:00am-9:00am at
the Clinical Services office of the Health Department, Rt. 78 South,
Kewanee.

In addition to this office clinic, Health Department nurses will be at
the following locations and times each month to offer area residents free
blood pressure screenings.

GALVA: 1st Tuesday, 10-10:30am, Lincoln House, 19 SW 4th

ANNAWAN: 1st Thursday, 9-10am, Annawan Banking Ctr., 111 N. Canal St.

COLONA: 1st Friday, 11-11:30am, Green Rock Sr. Cntr., 703 6th

CAMBRIDGE: 1st Tuesday, 10:30-11:00am, Cambridge Fieldcrest Apts.
1st Wednesday, 11:45am-12:15pm, Henry County Courthouse

ORION: 2nd Tuesday, 11:30am-12pm, United Methodist Church, 407 12th Ave

ATKINSON:2nd Wednesday, 11:30am-12pm, Heritage Square Apts. Community Room

KEWANEE: 3rd Thursday, 3:30-4pm, Washington Apts.
CANCELLED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 4th Thursday, 3:30-4pm, Hollis House

GENESEO: 3rd Friday, 11:00-11:30am, Geneseo Sr./Community Center
CANCELLED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 4th Thursday, 9:00-9:30am, Maple
City Apts.

BRADFORD: 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 -11:30am, Bradford Senior Center

TOULON: CANCELLED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, 4th Thurs., 11-11:30am, Toulon
United Methodist Church, Main St.

HOOPPOLE: CANCELLED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, 4th Thursday, 11:30am-12pm,
Hooppole Community Center.

According to the American Heart Association, 1 in every 6 Americans can
be classified as hypertensive and run a very real risk of developing such
problems as heart disease, kidney disease and stroke. Yet, high blood
pressure is referred to as the "silent killer" because it rarely produces
warning symptoms. Many individuals have high blood pressure and don't know
it.

A variety of literature concerning high blood pressure detection will
also be provided at these clinics, and the Department nurses will be
available to answer questions on blood pressure.

For more information call the Health Department at [phone]
(Henry) or 852-3115 (Stark) or visit our website at
www.henrystarkhealth.com.