Resources for Employers and Communities
Minnesota Chapter, National Stroke Association offers the following resources for employers and the community at large:

Employer Resources

• Presentations:
  o Stroke prevention: "You can strike out stroke- if you know the signs!"
  o Stroke Prevention and Recovery: "But you don't look like you've had a stroke"
• Education opportunities:
  o Stroke Basics: a one-hour program intended for health professionals, volunteers, and others who are interested in learning more about the detection, treatment, and management of stroke. Certificates of attendance are awarded for nurses attending the program. 
• Health fair participation: trained volunteers will bring a table top display with stroke information, answer questions, and hand out written information including refrigerator magnets with stroke symptoms.
• Risk assessments: Individualized computerized stroke risk assessments (takes 15 minutes/person with printed results with recommendations and information to take to your doctor).
• Stroke screening program: Several options are available to provide individualized counseling for stroke risk factors. Screenings can be simple or sophisticated depending on your needs, interest, time constraints, and budget. The ideal program would include:
  o Health professional or stroke survivor presentation on stroke.
  o Check blood pressures.
  o Participants provide health information on stroke risk assessment surveys (either paper and pencil or computerized).
  o Optional cholesterol, carotid artery, and EKG screenings.
  o  Individualized counseling with participants to help develop a plan to reduce risk of stroke.

Community Resources

• Presentations:
  o Stroke prevention: "You can strike out stroke- if you know the signs!"
  o Stroke Prevention and Recovery: "But you don't look like you've had a stroke"
• Risk assessments:
  o Individualized computerized stroke risk assessments (takes 15 minutes/person with printed results with recommendations and information to take to your doctor).
  o Paper and pencil stroke risk assessments: Geared to people over 55. Takes five minutes. Results and recommendations are confidential and mailed directly to your home. 
• Community education program: Strike Out Stroke. Limited quantities of free resources are available for individuals, senior centers, public health or parish nurses, and community volunteers to help MSA reach those who are at high risk for stroke. Resources include speakers, videos, brochures, table tents, and posters.