Challenge Stroke
August 08, 2014
Local community groups and individuals are being urged to be healthy, be aware, be your best and challenge stroke this September.
National Stroke Foundation Chief Executive Officer Dr Erin Lalor is calling on members of the local community to join the challenge this National Stroke Week by taking action to reduce their stroke risk, learn more about stroke and help raise stroke awareness in the community.
“Set yourself a challenge this National Stroke Week: reduce your stroke risk by quitting smoking; help raise stroke awareness by hosting an information session at your local community group; visit your doctor or local pharmacy for a health check; or host a fundraiser for the National Stroke Foundation,’’ Dr Lalor said.
“Stroke touches all of our lives in some way, whether it is personally, through a family member, a friend or colleague. The recent Stroke in Australia report demonstrated that no postcode is untouched by this disease; it is impacting our families and communities.
“However, many strokes can be prevented. We can come together and take action to stop stroke and challenge its impact on the community.”
More than 4000 Challenge Stroke activities are expected to be held across the country this September as part of National Stroke Week. Activities range from morning teas, to fun runs, personal challenges, workplace displays and community information sessions.
National Stroke Week participants can choose the challenge that best suits them and the National Stroke Foundation will provide a free resource pack to support their planned activity. Participants may also choose to fundraise. Community members can choose from three challenge themes or create their own:
Be Healthy. Set a challenge to reduce lifestyle risk factors for stroke:
Get active. Take the stairs and pledge to go without using the lift at work, or get off the tram a few stops early.
Say no to sugary drinks and yes to water
Quit smoking
Cut down alcohol
Be Aware. Take the challenge to raise awareness.
Create a visual display
Hold an event
Book StrokeSafe talk for a workplace or community group.
Learn FAST and teach it to 10 others
Be Your Best. Take control of your health and be your best.
Visit the doctor, community health centre or local pharmacy and have a health check.
Organise health checks in the workplace
Find out more about your stroke risk and what you can do to reduce it.
Set your own challenge. The sky is the limit. Everyone’s different so set your own challenge and raise awareness of stroke in your own way.
Take the challenge this National Stroke Week and raise awareness of stroke. Find out more, register your challenge and learn of other challenges in your community and across Australia click here or phone: 1300 194 196. Free activity packs and information are available to assist with events; including posters fundraising ideas and information about stroke prevention.
National Stroke Week runs from September 8 to 14. It is an annual event that aims to raise the awareness of stroke within the community and encourage Australians to take action to prevent stroke.
National Stroke Foundation Chief Executive Officer Dr Erin Lalor is calling on members of the local community to join the challenge this National Stroke Week by taking action to reduce their stroke risk, learn more about stroke and help raise stroke awareness in the community.
“Set yourself a challenge this National Stroke Week: reduce your stroke risk by quitting smoking; help raise stroke awareness by hosting an information session at your local community group; visit your doctor or local pharmacy for a health check; or host a fundraiser for the National Stroke Foundation,’’ Dr Lalor said.
“Stroke touches all of our lives in some way, whether it is personally, through a family member, a friend or colleague. The recent Stroke in Australia report demonstrated that no postcode is untouched by this disease; it is impacting our families and communities.
“However, many strokes can be prevented. We can come together and take action to stop stroke and challenge its impact on the community.”
More than 4000 Challenge Stroke activities are expected to be held across the country this September as part of National Stroke Week. Activities range from morning teas, to fun runs, personal challenges, workplace displays and community information sessions.
National Stroke Week participants can choose the challenge that best suits them and the National Stroke Foundation will provide a free resource pack to support their planned activity. Participants may also choose to fundraise. Community members can choose from three challenge themes or create their own:
Be Healthy. Set a challenge to reduce lifestyle risk factors for stroke:
Get active. Take the stairs and pledge to go without using the lift at work, or get off the tram a few stops early.
Say no to sugary drinks and yes to water
Quit smoking
Cut down alcohol
Be Aware. Take the challenge to raise awareness.
Create a visual display
Hold an event
Book StrokeSafe talk for a workplace or community group.
Learn FAST and teach it to 10 others
Be Your Best. Take control of your health and be your best.
Visit the doctor, community health centre or local pharmacy and have a health check.
Organise health checks in the workplace
Find out more about your stroke risk and what you can do to reduce it.
Set your own challenge. The sky is the limit. Everyone’s different so set your own challenge and raise awareness of stroke in your own way.
Take the challenge this National Stroke Week and raise awareness of stroke. Find out more, register your challenge and learn of other challenges in your community and across Australia click here or phone: 1300 194 196. Free activity packs and information are available to assist with events; including posters fundraising ideas and information about stroke prevention.
National Stroke Week runs from September 8 to 14. It is an annual event that aims to raise the awareness of stroke within the community and encourage Australians to take action to prevent stroke.