Heart health

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Heart Health

Heart health is a sizeable concern for the Irish community with clear evidence of higher, and in some cases increasing, mortality among Irish men and women from coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke.

Research also suggests that that high levels of cardiovascular disease in the Irish community probably increase the risk of vascular dementia.

Irish in Britain launched a campaign, Green Hearts, to raise awareness of heart health and how to improve it among the Irish community in Britain.

For more about our Green Hearts heart health campaign activities click here.

Defibrillators save lives

Fewer than 1 in 10 people in Britain survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Why having a defibrillator in your community centre can make a difference.

Stroke Awareness

The majority of people who experience strokes are over 55 years old, so raising awareness among the population of Irish in Britain is extremely important due to their overall age demographic.

What is cholesterol?

Anyone can have high cholesterol, even if they are slim, eat well and are physically active.

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Risk factors to heart health

There are many changes that you can make to reduce the likelihood of you developing high blood pressure and heart disease.

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High blood pressure

Making healthy lifestyle changes can sometimes help reduce your chances of getting high blood pressure and help lower your blood pressure if it's already high

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