World Stroke Day

One in four of us will have a stroke in our lifetime. And 90% of those strokes could be prevented by addressing a small number of risk factors including high blood pressure (hypertension), irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), smoking, diet and exercise.

The World Stroke Day campaign this year is channelling the emotional power of sport to drive stroke awareness and to motivate us all to take action every day to reduce our stroke risk. By taking action as a global community we can be #GreaterThan stroke.

#WorldStrokeDay is focused primarily on prevention with a focus on getting a health check to identify and help manage key risk factors for stroke

• hypertension
• smoking
• atrial fibrillation
• cholesterol
• diabetes

They’re also encouraging everyone to commit to taking time out to get active on each Sunday in October. Get family and friends involved (four-legged ones included!) take a selfie and share it on social media with a positive prevention message using the campaign #GreaterThan hashtag.

Source: World Stroke Day 2024 | World Stroke Organization (world-stroke.org)