Through health fairs, lectures, and seminars, faculty members, residents, and graduate students from neurology and neurosurgery reach out to individuals who are at high risk of having a stroke.
Participants receive free blood pressure and heart rate screenings as well as diet counseling.
In addition, registered nurses teach about the signs of acute stroke. The sessions help to identify stroke risk factors and offer preventive treatments. The Stroke Awareness Program is designed to help increase the potential for survival of a stroke.