Stroke Awareness Campaign, VDH - TV

The two-month initiative, administered through the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and made possible with a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will employ a mix of television and radio media, print collateral and direct mail. The campaign will amplify the "Give Me 5 for Stroke" program, a collaborative national awareness effort of the American Academy of Neurology, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The campaign seeks to teach Virginians about the five signs of stroke, which are:

• Walk - is their balance off?
• Talk - is their speech slurred or face droopy?
• Reach - is one side weak or numb?
• See - is their vision all or partly lost?
• Feel - is their headache severe?

The initiative also will emphasize the need to take immediate action at the onset of any one these symptoms by calling 9-1-1. The education campaign, which features a 60-second TV spot that spotlights a stroke survivor, was produced by Open Door Communications, a Virginia-based advertising and marketing firm.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• signs of stroke
• stroke awareness
• stroke signs
• VDH
• Give Me 5 for Stroke
• stroke education
• Open Door Communications
• stroke symptoms
• stroke

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@kynancecove  ALSO AVOID STRESS

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@kynancecove ITSNO FUN TO BE WHEELCHAIR BOUND & TO FEEL A LIABILITY ALL THE TIME.

I WAS TOLD BY DOCTORS KEEP AN EYE ON DIET/ WEIGHT/ REGULAR EXERCISE /REGULAR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS BY A DOCTORS[NOT BY HOME TESTERS]/ ENOUGH SLEEP& REST CHECK FAMILY HISTORY SMOKING&DRINK

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@kynancecove DO NOT SHRUG IT OFF I WAS AN IDIOT AND I DID AS I HAD MY STROKE@ 38. AGE IS NO BARRIER PEOPLE ARE HAVING BRAIN ATTACKS YOUNGER& YOUNGER YES I WAS FAT I STILL AM BUT I WAS NOT A GUARENTEED [SHOE IN] FOR STROKE AS ON MY STROKE WARD WERE SLIM PEOPLE RUNNERS HEAVY GYM USERS NOBODY IS 100% SAFE YOU DEAR READER OWE IT TO YOUR FAMILY TO YOURSELF TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY & TRY TO MODIFY YOURLIFESTYLE HABITS, SURE YOU WILL FAIL AS I DO BUT KEEP TRYING TO GET HEALTHY ITS

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VERY VERY POWERFUL & VERY TRUE .//// READER//// IF YOU FEEL A DIFFERENCE AT ALL IN YOUR "NORMAL" HEALTH LEVEL THAT MAY MIGHT BE A WARNING. IF YOU FEEL "OUT OF SORTS "HAVE A FUNNY TURN" "DID NOT FEEL YOURSELF" YOUR BODY MAY BE TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.IF YOU ARE AMAN ///DONT BE AN IDIOT /// FORGET PRIDE OR BEING MACHO THINK HOW MANLY WILL YOU BE IF YOU ARE DEAD OR CRIPPLED FOR GODS SAKE LISTEN YOUR BODY MAY BE TALKIN TO YOU LET YOUR DOCTOR TRANSLATE NOT YOU