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Norwalk health department expands "Know Your Numbers" screenings and launches public blood-pressure stations and kit lending
Summary
Kelly Tomlinson described Norwalk’s Heart Month activities, including four Know Your Numbers screenings that reached 51 participants, new self-monitoring blood-pressure stations at public sites and a library blood-pressure kit lending program.
Kelly Tomlinson, health educator for the Norwalk Health Department, reported on Heart Month activities at the Board of Health meeting on Feb. 25, 2025, highlighting community health screenings, new self-monitoring stations and a blood-pressure kit lending program with the public library.
Tomlinson said the department ran four Know Your Numbers screening events during February and screened 51 participants to date. Drawing on prior-year results, she reported common findings across community screenings: about 63% of screening participants had elevated blood pressure readings, about 37% had…
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