Make Stroke Awareness Month every month in your community
Time is of the essence in stroke, so raising awareness of stroke signs and symptoms is critical. Explore helpful tips from leading stroke centers that may be used in any healthcare setting, including:
Stroke education in the community
Examples of community-generated initiatives for educating the public about stroke outreach programs include1:
- Facilitating a mobile blood pressure screening and stroke education van
- Organizing a stroke survivor story presentation and luncheon
- Creating outlets for stroke education in the local community, including churches and beauty shops2
- Teaching F.A.S.T. in retirement homes, churches, and community centers
- Hosting a stroke screening and lecture event with a local stroke team director or consulting neurologist
- Producing a stroke warning signs commercial to be presented before movie previews at local theaters
- Distributing F.A.S.T. wallet cards at movie theaters with admission tickets
- Creating Facebook postings and YouTube programs for stroke awareness education
- Partnering with local news organizations to print and include American Stroke Association and F.A.S.T. materials for wide distribution
- Submitting a stroke awareness article to be included in community, business, or organization newsletters
- Using culturally and age-appropriate educational tools to teach elementary schoolchildren about the warning signs of stroke (eg, Brainiac Kids Community Education)3
- Setting up a stroke awareness art or video contest at a local school
- Launching a drive to distribute stroke education materials to community centers, libraries, and grocery stores
- Partnering with local businesses to promote stroke awareness in the workplace
Share your stroke awareness initiatives.

