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Background:

The New Jersey Stroke Coordinators Consortium (NJSCC) represents over forty NJ hospitals that collaborate and share ideas to best facilitate community stroke education. NJSCC is committed to educating and bringing stroke awareness to their surrounding communitiAlthough the intervention and management of stroke has been rapidly progressing, community education remains an essential component to primary and secondary stroke prevention and treatment. es.

This education includes, but is not limited to:

• Signs and symptoms of stroke

• Stroke prevention

• Personal risk assessment

• Lifestyle modification

• Seeking immediate medical attention for their symptoms

Aims of the Project:

• Community education concerning signs and symptoms of stroke including personal risk assessment and modification

• Prevention screening

• Emphasis on early treatment to facilitate better outcomes

How goals were accomplished:

NJSCC and the Community Education Work Group collectively brainstorming, identifying and implementing ideas felt to be best practice methods for reaching out to the community.