Learn what to do during a stroke and how to understand personal health risk factors 

Do you know the signs of a stroke and how to respond?

Huron Perth District Stroke Program will provide free screening and information about stroke awareness at a community health fair at Stratford General Hospital on Monday from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.

Participants can also learn what to do during a stroke, and how to understand personal health risk factors.

Program manager of the Huron Perth District Stroke Program and Stratford Dialysis Unit, Joanna Smorhay, said participants can get their blood pressure checked and learn about stroke treatments.

Guests can also learn about diabetes and community programs.

The fair, part of Stroke Awareness Month, is being held in education rooms A and B at the hospital.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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