Caring for your heart
By EBPHA Promotion & Communications
Coordinator, Carl Cowley. To enter the draw you must be:
• Male, Māori aged 35 - 44 years
It’s Heart Awareness month and the 50th
anniversary of the Heart Foundation. To mark
the milestone, EBPHA is offering an incentive
for those in high risk groups to have free heart
checks. • Registered with an Eastern Bay General Practice; and
• Have not had a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the last 5
years.
Heart disease is New Zealand’s single biggest killer. Statistics
show the rate of heart disease among Māori men is much higher
compared to the rest of the population.
Starting this month to 30 June 2018, those who have a free heart
check (Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment) and meet the
competition criteria, go into a weekly draw to win a voucher to the
value of $250.
The weekly winner will be contacted and announced on our
facebook page.
A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment tells people about
their risk of cardiovascular events, and what they can do to
improve their heart health.
These heart checks are free for:
• Men aged 45 - 74yrs, (Māori, Pacific or Asian from 35-74
years) who have not had a heart check in the last 5 years.
• Women aged 55 – 74yrs, ((Māori, Pacific or Asian from 45 –
74 years) who have not had a heart check in the last 5 years
To book your free heart check, contact your Health Centre.
To find out more about heart attack symptoms and what you can
do to lower the risk of you having a heart attack visit
www.heartfoundation.org.nz/wellbeing/managing-risk/your-risk
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