After decades of declining rates of stroke deaths, progress in preventing stroke deaths in the U.S. has slowed the past few years. May is Stroke Awareness Month, and we are sharing prevention strategies for health systems, health professionals, and community health departments.
To prevent stroke deaths, health systems can:
- Use system-wide approaches to find patients with undiagnosed or unmanaged stroke risk factors.
- Work with community members and emergency medical technicians to quickly identify strokes and get patients to the hospital fast.
- Implement a coordinated system of care that effectively treats patients from the first symptom of a stroke through recovery.
Review the attached CDC fact sheet for additional information for providers and health systems.
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David Skorton
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
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