September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month
Make a date with yourself to have your cholesterol tested, then learn how to manage your levels and lower your risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
Kids Encouraged to Go Healthy
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is encouraging kids nationwide to take the "myGo Healthy Challenge" and pledge to eat healthier and be more physically active.
Visit www.igohugo.org for more kid-friendly healthy living tips.
Give Me 5 For Stroke
The American Academy of Neurology, American College of Emergency Physicians and American Stroke Association have joined together to develop and endorse several patient education sheets for providers and patients on the different types of stroke and stroke treatment. Don't ignore symptoms even if they go away. Call 9-1-1 and get to the hospital emergency department fast.
Learn About Stroke Types of stroke, diagnosis and treatment, reduce your risk.
Walk — Is balance off? Talk — Is speech slurred or face droopy? Reach — Is one side weak or numb? See — Is vision all or partly lost? Feel — Is headache severe?
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