For Immediate Release
September 21, 2004

Contact:
Leigh Kirchner
(207) 774-5801
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083
E-mail: beryl@wolfenews.com
Web Site: http://www.martinspoint.org

Martin’s Point Health Care is offering free blood pressure screenings in Portland and a workshop at each of its four locations this fall for people who have high blood pressure.

The free blood pressure screenings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 4, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 at the Martin’s Point Health Education Center, 331 Veranda Street, in Portland. No registration is required and persons are encouraged to stop by to receive a screening and educational materials.

A workshop to help people with high blood pressure has also been scheduled at each of the four Martin’s Point locations throughout the fall. “Managing Your High Blood Pressure” will cover self-management strategies for diet, stress management and exercise. In addition, participants will receive their own digital monitor and learn how to monitor their blood pressure at home.

Taught by Senior Health Educator Leigh Kirchner, MPH, CHES, the workshop will be offered in two-parts in Portland Oct. 14 and 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m; Nov. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Windham; Nov. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Brunswick, and Nov. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Portsmouth.

Registration is required for the workshop, which costs $50 and is open to the public. Call the Martin’s Point Health Education Center at 828-2497 or 1-800-260-6681 for additional information or to register.

Established in 1981, Martin’s Point is a not-for-profit health care provider with facilities in Portland, Brunswick and Windham, Maine, and in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and serves patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, cardiology, and mammography, as well as other fields.

The Martin’s Point Health Education Center has a variety of related resource materials that includes publications and videos. The center offers information and classes that focus on a host of other topics, ranging from weight loss and smoking cessation to diabetes and disease management. For additional information, visit the organization online at www.martinspoint.org.

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