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Latest stroke prevention guidelines highlight the importance of lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health and managing conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
National Stroke Awareness Month began in May 1989 after President George H. W. Bush signed the Presidential Proclamation 5975. [1] [2] National Stroke Awareness Month aims to increase the public awareness about the warning signs of stroke, symptoms of a stroke, stroke prevention, and the impact of stroke on survivors, families and caregivers.
Stroke Heroes Act FAST is a public health campaign produced by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Begun in 2006, it is dedicated to increasing stroke recognition and shortening the time between the onset of stroke symptoms and arrival at a hospital's emergency department .
FDA infographic teaching the FAST mnemonic. FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic to help early recognition and detection of the signs and symptoms of a stroke.The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm (or leg) weakness, Speech difficulties and Time to call emergency services.
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke and aid planning post-acute care disposition, though was intended to assess differences in interventions in clinical trials. The NIHSS was designed for the National ...
In 2009, WSO leadership moved from a focus on a single awareness day, to a year-round campaign to build a more sustained approach to public awareness of key issues in stroke recognition and prevention and treatment. World Stroke Day continues to provide a focal point for the campaign with biennial themes which seek to draw attention to key ...
The Ontario Stroke Registry (formerly the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (RCSN)) was established in 2001 to allow for the measurement and monitoring of stroke care delivery and outcomes in Canadian patients at participating institutions, and to serve as a rich clinical database for investigator-initiated research projects.
Don Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines.He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT).