The blue table cloth is spread out neatly across the surface of the table. Educational material on blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, and stroke is laid out in front for passerby's to grab and take. Blood pressure machines are propped on both sides of the table along with complementary blood pressure tracking cards, which the staff use to write the client's results on.
After the client gets their reading, we invite them to go through a Stroke Risk Scorecard test designed by the National Stroke Association. The test consists of checking off a list of risk factors categorized from low-risk to high-risk. Risk factors include blood pressure, smoking, cholesterol, diabetes, exercise, and a few others. When you're done, you total your score at the bottom of each column and compare with the stroke risk levels on the back.
We've found that by walking individuals through the Stroke Risk Scorecard Test, they have the information needed to assess their own lifestyle habits and risk factors in a way that will promote healthier lifestyle changes.
