LTB 348/21 - High Blood Pressure Awareness Campaign - 'Know Your Numbers! Week 2021' - 6-12 September 2021

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LTB 348/21 – High Blood Pressure Awareness Campaign – ‘Know Your Numbers! Week 2021’ – 6-12 September 2021
No. 348/2021

20 August 2021

Our Ref: P31/21

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

High Blood Pressure Awareness Campaign – ‘Know Your Numbers! Week 2021’ – 6-12 September 2021

Blood Pressure UK – Know Your Numbers Week 2021 – ‘The Silent Killer’

This year Blood Pressure UK (The Blood Pressure Association) charity are launching their campaign and asking the nation “Do you know your risks of high blood pressure numbers?” ‘Know Your Numbers!’ raises awareness of high blood pressure, encouraging all UK adults to get a blood pressure check.

High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, which is why it is often referred to as the silent killer. The only way to know you have it is to have a check. Therefore, the charity, supported by CWU want to encourage ALL members of the union and their family members to check their blood pressure, so if detected, it can be easily treated thereby reducing your risk of a stroke or heart disease.

‘Know your Numbers Week’ is the UK’s biggest and most far reaching blood pressure testing event and awareness week. Each year, hundreds of ‘Pressure Stations’ offer free blood pressure checks across the UK, enabling thousands of people to get a free blood pressure check. It encourages adults across the UK to know their blood pressure numbers and take the necessary action to reach and maintain a healthy blood pressure.

You can find out more about ‘Know Your Numbers!’ via the charity’s website and contact details below or in the attached information and resources. ‘Know Your Numbers’ is the nation’s biggest blood pressure testing event.

Read More at the link.