May is National Stroke Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure Education Month, and to help area residents understand the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation, local medical providers, and the Washtenaw Chapter of the American Heart Association are teaming up to offer free blood pressure screening.

Free blood pressure screening stations will be set up at local senior centers and farmers markets during the month of May. Volunteer screeners from Henry Ford Health/Jackson, Chelsea Hospital and the community will be taking readings and referring those individuals at high risk for a medical evaluation.

May 25 – Grass Lake Farmers Market/Pavilion 4pm-7pm

May 25 – Dexter Senior Center 10am-noon

June 4 – Chelsea Farmers Market/Palmer Commons 9m-12pm