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An Athenry Slí na Sláinte walk will take place next week to raise funds for the Irish Heart Foundation.

September is National Heart Month, and to mark the event the Irish Heart Foundation is holding a national blood pressure roadshow offering free blood pressure checks to community groups, the public, and Traveller organisations including the Galway Traveller Movement.

Have you been affected by stroke or do you know somebody who has? The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on the public to celebrate life after stroke by nominating stroke survivors to be honoured at the charity’s third annual Stroke Awards this November. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, the awards will pay tribute to the courage and bravery of stroke survivors and their carers from all around the country.

The eleventh Streete Parish Park Vintage Day committee are currently putting the final touches to this year’s rally which will take place on Sunday July 8

According to the national charity fighting heart disease and stroke, the latest CSO figures showed that out of 92 stroke-related deaths in Mayo, 63 women died compared to 29 men during 2010.

The Irish Heart Foundation’s Happy Heart Weekend takes place from May 10 to 12. Every €2 raised from the sale of happy heart badges will help stop 13 people dying suddenly everyday from heart attack and stroke in Ireland.

The Irish Heart Foundation has called on sports clubs around the country to become Heartsafe as a matter of urgency so they are ready to react quickly to cardiac arrest with lifesaving CPR skills and defibrillation. The latest plea follows the shocking collapse of Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba with cardiac arrest during the FA Cup.

Irish beauty brand, Karora is all heart this Valentine’s, donating €2 to the Irish Heart Foundation for every Karora product sold during February at its online shop (www.karoracosmetics.com) and at participating salons, such as Beautiful Touch, Market Lane, Tone Street, Ballina.

The Athenry Environmental Network will officially launch the town’s new Slí na Sláinte route, developed in association with the Irish Heart Foundation, next week.

Just one in seven people can accurately identify the symptoms of heart failure (HF), even though it is one of Ireland’s deadliest conditions – having a worse five year survival rate than many forms of cancer.