Irish Heart Foundation Mobile Unit Offers Free Health Checks in Dungarvan
Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Health Unit will visit Dungarvan Mart on Monday, October 5, to provide free 30-minute health checks for farmers and agricultural workers, waterford-news.ie reported.
- Mobile health unit visits Dungarvan Mart on Monday, October 5, from 10 am to 5 pm.
- Assessments include cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, pulse, weight, and height measurements.
- The initiative aims to detect undiagnosed hypertension and irregular heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation.
Dungarvan Mart Health Check Schedule and Services
The Irish Heart Foundation initiative runs under the Farmers Have Hearts programme, offering free half-hour clinical assessments designed to catch cardiovascular disease risks early. Nurses stationed at the mobile unit measure blood pressure, pulse rates, cholesterol, and blood glucose, alongside recording physical metrics including weight and height.
Beyond the initial screening, clinical staff evaluate patients for atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat pattern that elevates stroke risk. Attendees receive individualized lifestyle counseling focused on maintaining cardiovascular stability. Following the in-person assessment, participants are encouraged to accept a scheduled follow-up telephone call from the charity nurse support line to review diagnostic results and discuss subsequent preventative measures.
Department of Agriculture Funds Farmers Have Hearts Programme
The Farmers Have Hearts programme receives financial backing through the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Safety, Health and Wellbeing funding stream. The outreach effort originated as a localized pilot in 2007 before expanding into a structured developmental framework in 2013. Outside of the agricultural sector, the Irish Heart Foundation mobile unit delivers up to 10,000 free blood pressure evaluations annually to the wider public, operating with the primary objective of identifying asymptomatic hypertension.
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