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Tag: Justus Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force

Posted inChronic Disease

New Awareness Day Aims to Help North Carolinians Learn about High Blood Pressure

by Leah Asmelash May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

By Leah Asmelash “Today, the message is check, check, check your blood pressure,” said Rep. Becky Carney, an eight-term legislator who had suffered sudden cardiac death in her legislative office in 2009. Carney, who has since been a champion for heart health, was making introductory comments to open a high blood pressure awareness day at […]

picture of a blood pressure cuff
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Research News

N.C. Researchers Re-examine Blood Pressure, Stroke and Cholesterol Advice

by Editor April 16, 2014April 16, 2014
Dr. Sarah Mayer from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center takes Tracey Johnson's blood pressure at the General Assembly building. Johnson, from Washington County, was in Raleigh to lobby for the day. Photo: Rose Hoban
Posted inChronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Uncategorized

House Leaders Announce Effort to Get Heart-Healthy

by Rose Hoban May 23, 2013October 19, 2021

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