Stroke Awareness Month 2023 will be all about recognizing the symptoms of stroke through our F.A.S.T. message and getting your Blood Pressure checked.
\nHalf of all strokes are linked to high blood pressure. Knowing your blood pressure and controlling it with lifestyle changes and\/or medication will reduce your risk of stroke.
\nThis year we are partnering with the Stroke Foundation and their Blood Pressure Van and we will be at various locations throughout March.<\/p>\n
March\u2014Stroke Awareness Month Events<\/b>
\nSat 4th March: <\/b>Pipes in the Park, Waitangi Park, Wellington.
\nSun 5th March: <\/b>Newtown Festival, Wellington.
\nFr 10th\u2014Sun 12th March: <\/b>Rural Games in the Square, Palmerston North.
\nFr 17th March: <\/b>Ageing with Attitude Expo, Masterton.
\nThu 16th\u2014Sat 18th March: <\/b>Central District Field Days, Manfeild, Fielding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stroke Awareness Month 2023 will be all about recognizing the symptoms of stroke through our F.A.S.T. message and getting your Blood Pressure checked. Half of all strokes are linked to high blood pressure. Knowing your blood pressure and controlling it with lifestyle changes and\/or medication will reduce your risk of stroke. This year we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n