Allamakee County Public Health schedules monthly free blood pressure clinic checks in area communities


Free blood pressure clinic checks to take place monthly throughout area ... Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care Allamakee Public Health has scheduled monthly free blood pressure check clinics at all Allamakee County libraries, beginning in June. Nurses from Allamakee County Public Health, picture above, will be on-site each month to take and record these complimentary blood pressure readings. The monthly schedule for free blood pressure clinic checks is included in the accompanying article. Submitted photo.

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Community and Home Care Allamakee Public Health has scheduled monthly free blood pressure check clinics all around Allamakee County, beginning in June. Nurses from Allamakee County Public Health will be on-site to take a blood pressure reading. Blood pressure results will be recorded on a log card given to all visitors to bring back each month so their next results can be logged. The following schedule has been established so far.

These free blood pressure clinics are being held at city libraries on the following recurring days:
- Lansing: 1st Monday of the month, 9:45-11:45 a.m.
- Postville: 3rd Monday of the month, 9-11 a.m.
- Harpers Ferry: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 9-11 a.m.
- New Albin: 4th Monday of the month, 2-4 p.m.
- Waterville: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 2-4 p.m.
- Waukon: 4th Monday of the month, 10 a.m.-Noon

This schedule will be followed each month in these communities and all blood pressure checks are complimentary. For more information, call VMH Community and Home Care Allamakee County Public Health at 563-568-5660.