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Show i .... . - cwT - "i p , " .. ' i t : s - . "'- - , J if l 1 - hi.--. HOPE SEELEY PREECE in' 1935 on Brush Creek mountain when she worked as a cattle herder and general helper for her father, H. E. Seeley. High blood pressure clinics held in county Did you know that hypertension and high blood pressure meant the same thing? Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure and does not mean tense or nervousness, according ac-cording to Marilyn Thacker, Lula Stewart and Alta Rust, Uintah County Health Department nurses. May is high blood pressure month. Free public blood pressure screening clinics will be held during the month" at various sites. On May 14 in the west courtroom, a clinic will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. for the community to have their blood pressure tested. Many of tne scnoois in tne district have already held screening clinics for their faculties. The high school is planning a screening which will include all senior students and teachers. Surprisingly enough, from recent studies made of 400 high school students, at least half had one "risk factor" for heart disease high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels or overweight. Union High School ran a similar blood pressure screening and eleven of their. seniors had a. high reading.. "The clinics are open to everyone," states Marilyn Thacker. -'''We would like to reach more of the target population, such as the young to middle aged adults who have not had a checkup recently." The regular monthly blood pressure clinic usually held on the fourth Monday will be held May 18 because of the Memorial holiday. |