New Bill Introduced in Texas Legislature to Raise Awareness for Prevention of Heart Disease at DPS Offices
Concurrent with the Annual Conference of the American College of Cardiology held March 9-11, 2013, the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication (SHAPE) announced today that it helped introduce a bill in the Texas legislature to increase public awareness of heart attack and stroke prevention. The legislation would provide a free blood pressure check for driver’s license applicants at the Department of Public Safety Offices (DPS). In addition, a questionnaire-based assessment of their cardiovascular risk factors would be completed...
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