Action on Stroke Month

 About Action on Stroke Month

May 2012 sees the launch of the UK’s first Action on Stroke Month, our annual push to pack in as much awareness raising and fundraising as we can, and to encourage stroke survivors and families who may not know of us to get in touch.

Over 150 stroke clubs, groups and hospitals have so far signed up to join Action on Stroke Month they’ll be:

• running information days
• taking part in events and raising money, and
• celebrating the recoveries that people with stroke can make.

There will also be a very serious message. The focus of this year’s Action on Stroke Month is Life After Stroke.

This campaign will serve to highlight the everyday difficulties that stroke survivors and their families face and what needs to change to ensure stroke survivors are supported to make the best possible individual recovery.

Everyone can join in during Action on Stroke Month. Whether it’s hosting an information stand at your shopping centre, asking your health centre to put up a poster or simply wearing a badge, we need your help to get the message out there.

This information has been taken from "The Stroke Association" web-site:

http://www.stroke.org.uk/