Awareness Months
February is Heart Health Month: Go Red for Women
Use February, American Heart Month, as a way to promote cardiovascular disease prevention--and to kick start activities in preparation for May Stroke Prevention Month! Go Red for Women is a campaign by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association that has the goal of wiping out heart disease and stroke in women.
National Wear Red Day is February 3rd, 2012. Click here for more information.
Below are resources provided by AHA/ASA that you can use in your heart disease and stroke prevention 'Go Red' activities in February.
- 2010 'Our Hearts, Our Choice' Educational Powerpoint
- 2010 Go Red Sunday Toolkit: Have Faith in Heart Toolkit pdf
- Go Red Family Tree Poster pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: Diabetes pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: High Blood Cholesterol & Triglycerides pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: Heart Disease & Stroke pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: High Blood Pressure pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: Overweight and Obesity pdf
- Go Red Risk Factor Handout: Smoking pdf
- Wear Red Day Poster (Spanish/English) pdf
- Go Red Questions to Ask Your Doctor Handout pdf
For more Go Red Resources, visit the Heart Truth campaign website
See what Beaufort County, NC did for Go Red Day 2010.
- Press Release for National Wear Red Day
- Go Red-Themed Smoking Cessation poster
- Heart Healthy Newsletter (February 2010)
- Go Red Flyer PSA
See what Dare County, NC did for American Heart Month 2009.
Use February, American Heart Month, as a way to promote cardiovascular disease prevention--and to kickstart activities in preparation for May, Stroke Prevention Month! Download the Template Proclamation for American Heart Month to encourage your county's local Board of Commissioners to declare February as American Heart Month for your county. Along with promoting policy change, this action might also provide an opportunity to promote your local heart disease/stroke prevention activities in the county!
Proclamation declaring February as American Heart Month
For background stroke data for your county, go to the ENCSN Stroke Background Information Webpage
NC Go Red/Power to End Stroke Contact
Chelsea Reeves, MPH
Director of Health Equity (NC & SC)
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
3131 RDU Center Drive, Ste. 100
Morrisville, NC 27560
office phone: 919-463-8352
cell phone:904-210-1742
fax:919-463-8392
chelsea.reeves@heart.org
- Newspaper articles submitted to the Enterprise Newspaper, May 2009 (unpublished): download here Submitted by John Fulk, Martin-Tyrell-Washington Health Department.
- Newspaper article submitted to the Kinston Free Press (published 5/19/09): Page 1, Page 2. Submitted by Rhonda Ward, Lenoir County Health Department.
- Making Sense of Stroke: Working Towards Prevention
- Stroke = Brain Attack
- May is Stroke Awareness Month
- Items from the NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP)
- Scroll down on webpage to see table below. Download the HDSP Order Form here. Contact Elynor Wilson (252-902-2451) or Christine Ransdell (252-435-7823) for more details.
- Items from Genentech (Activase)
- Activase items may include table tent cards and pocket cards with the "FAST" stroke symptoms (Face, Arms, Speech, Time). Table tent cards are useful for display in large worksite cafeterias (hospitals, factories, business companies, colleges, etc). Contact Pat McCormick, Clinical Specialist, for availability at 919-802-5214 or mccormick.patricia@gene.com.
- The new NINDS Web site, www.stroke.nih.gov. There you’ll find brochures, public service announcements, videos, posters and a Know Stroke Community Education Kit on stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Feel free to link to this site on your organization’s Web site.
- “Stroke Strikes Fast. You Should Too. Call 9-1-1,” the new stroke education campaign. Use the message on Web sites, promotional materials, or in any other appropriate venue.
- The Know Stroke Facebook page. Become a fan and reach out to the worldwide community with information and resources about stroke, share stories and ideas on the wall or discussion board, and learn about campaign activities.
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The Stroke Risk Identification Program Brochure, based at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
- The Stroke Risk Identification Program Flyer, based at Albemarle Hospital
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol (total cholesterol)
- Diabetes (random glucose)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Carotid artery disease
- Lifestyle
The Stroke Risk Identification Program conducts community- based outreach through free screenings designed to identify, educate and counsel high-risk individuals about their risk factors for a stroke.
We screen to detect stroke risk factors such as:
For more information about our programs or if you are interested in scheduling a screening for your group, call 252-847-0162 (East) or 252-384-4414 (Northeast). - High blood pressure
- Cholesterol: What Your Level Means (FamilyDoctor.org)
- SPARCL study, Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels, Medscape Today.
- 'Carotid Artery Disease' article in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association (Circulation. 2006;114:e244-e247).Two carotid artery disease pamphlets from U.S. hospitals:
- Carotid Artery Disease Patient Guide (Edward Heart Hospital, Illinois)
- Carotid Artery Disease Pamphlet (Park Nicollet Institute, Minnesota)
- ATPIII guideline cards are available for free if a service provider in-service training is requested. If interested, send an email to Christine Ransdell, cransdell@arhs-nc.org (ATP4 update in Summer 2010).
- It is a JCAHO stroke core measure that if LDL is above 100 it is recommended that the person be on a cholesterol lowering medication during hospitalization and discharged on one.
STK-6: Discharged on Statin Medication
Numerator: Ischemic stroke patients prescribed statin medication at hospital discharge.
Denominator: Ischemic stroke patients with an LDL > 100 mg/dL, OR LDL not measured, OR who were on a lipid-lowering medication prior to hospital arrival.
Materials for May Stroke and Hypertension Awareness Month
National EMS Week is May 13-19, 2012
World Stroke Day is October 29, 2012
'Explaining Stroke' National Stroke Association Brochure
Example Stroke Newspaper Articles from Eastern NC
Radio Script or Presentation Script for Community Members
- This radio or presentation script presents talking points on stroke for a 15-20 minute talk or presentation. This script was used in Pitt County for a radio segment on radio station WECU 1570 AM on 5/18/2009.
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch, John Fulk, and Bob Thomas for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
- These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
- Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
- Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
- Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
- Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Chelsea Reeves, Director of Health Equity, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
- Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
- These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Resources
- Stroke Awareness Initiatives: Health care professionals can tap into a wealth of materials on stroke prevention and education available from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Look for:
Free Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
For more information about hypertension, see the blood pressure resource page.
September Cholesterol Awareness Month Resources
Materials targeted for the General Public
National Stroke Association Cholesterol Information
NC Stroke Association Cholesterol Brochures
NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Cholesterol Brochure
Albemarle Stroke Risk Identification Program Cholesterol Education Materials
- Education materials used by Albemarle Regional Hospital Stroke Risk Identification Program during community stroke screenings, with thanks to Tanya Miller for sharing.
Cholesterol Radio PSA Text
- Use this text for a radio PSA on cholesterol. This script was developed for a PSA on radio station 990 AM.
- September is Cholesterol Education Month
Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke.
When there is too much cholesterol in your blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries. Over time, this buildup can slow or block the flow of blood to the heart, resulting in a heart attack or block blood to the brain resulting in a stroke.
High blood cholesterol itself does not have symptoms so many people don’t know that their cholesterol level is too high. For most people, total cholesterol of 200 or less is desirable.
Everyone age 20 and older should have their cholesterol measured at least once every 5 years.
Visit your doctor and know your numbers. If they are high, work with your doctor to lower your numbers and reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke.
Brought to you by the Northeastern NC Partnership for Public Health and the Eastern NC Stroke Network.
'Us Against Athero' (atherosclerosis) Campaign
- The website has a lot of great resources, including a very effective video, and downloadable pamphlets on atherosclerosis, a leading cause of carotid artery disease and strokes.
FamilyDoctor.org Cholesterol Education Materials
- Simply written guide on FamilyDoctor.org about cholesterol. Materials could be printed directly off the web, and are especially good for a low-literacy audience. The website also contains videos about cholesterol. The website has information on many other disease states as well. Highly recommended by the NC HDSP State Media Specialist, Nandini Sen.
For more community education materials, please see the cholesterol resource page.
Materials targeted for Health Providers