By Sun Jiejing
October 8 to 14 is the "20th week for propaganda of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and control in Shanghai". The theme of the publicity is "knowing your blood pressure”. Hongkou District CDC (center for disease control and prevention) holds the publicity activities together with the branch of Shanghai General Hospital, and invites 8 clinical experts of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease from secondary and tertiary hospitals in the District for on-site diagnosis, so as to provide medical consultation services for citizens.
Meanwhile, Shanghai TCM-integrated Hospital also holds relevant propaganda activities, and advocates citizens to improve the awareness of self-prevention and control of hypertension through giving health lectures and form a healthy lifestyle.