Tell the Senate that it's time to STOP Stroke!
- by: American Heart Association
- recipient: U.S. Senators
Stroke is our nation's third leading cause of death, killing an American every three minutes. About 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year and 160,000 of those will die. Many survivors are left disabled, unable to work or carry on their lives as they did before they suffered a stroke.
The Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act (STOP Stroke Act) - legislation that will increase public awareness, and better equip our nation's health care system to treat this medical emergency - has overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and is about to be brought up on the House floor.
Now it's the Senate's turn to help STOP Stroke. Let your Senators know that reducing disability and death from stroke the nation's No. 3 killer is important to you. Sign now and ask the Senate to pass the STOP Stroke Act.
Your actions today can help ensure that stroke is more widely recognized by your family, friends, and neighbors, and treated effectively by health care professionals.
For more information on this important legislation, click here.
The Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act (STOP Stroke Act) - legislation that will increase public awareness, and better equip our nation's health care system to treat this medical emergency - has overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and is about to be brought up on the House floor.
Now it's the Senate's turn to help STOP Stroke. Let your Senators know that reducing disability and death from stroke the nation's No. 3 killer is important to you. Sign now and ask the Senate to pass the STOP Stroke Act.
Your actions today can help ensure that stroke is more widely recognized by your family, friends, and neighbors, and treated effectively by health care professionals.
For more information on this important legislation, click here.
Dear Senator:
You can help put an end to the devastating effects of our nation's number three killer - stroke. Please co-sponsor and urge your colleagues to pass S.1909, the Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention (STOP Stroke) Act recently introduced by Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA).
More than 700,000 Americans will experience a new or recurrent stroke this year and 160,000 of them will die. In addition to being a leading killer, stroke is a major cause of long-term disability, leaving many Americans unable to work and carry out their daily activities like they used to. Not only is stroke a threat to public health, but it is also a threat to our nation's economic health. Stroke is estimated to cost our nation $53.6 billion this year.
Unfortunately, the public knows very little about this devastating disease and too many health care facilities are not equipped to treat stroke aggressively - like other medical emergencies.
The STOP Stroke Act will dramatically improve our nation's stroke care. The legislation will authorize funding to conduct stroke education campaigns; provide critical resources to implement stroke care systems; establish a clearinghouse to support communities aiming to improve stroke care; offer medical professional development programs in new stroke therapies; and, conduct valuable stroke care research.
Please give Americans the best chance possible to survive this deadly disease by supporting the STOP Stroke Act. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sign PetitionSign PetitionYou can help put an end to the devastating effects of our nation's number three killer - stroke. Please co-sponsor and urge your colleagues to pass S.1909, the Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention (STOP Stroke) Act recently introduced by Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA).
More than 700,000 Americans will experience a new or recurrent stroke this year and 160,000 of them will die. In addition to being a leading killer, stroke is a major cause of long-term disability, leaving many Americans unable to work and carry out their daily activities like they used to. Not only is stroke a threat to public health, but it is also a threat to our nation's economic health. Stroke is estimated to cost our nation $53.6 billion this year.
Unfortunately, the public knows very little about this devastating disease and too many health care facilities are not equipped to treat stroke aggressively - like other medical emergencies.
The STOP Stroke Act will dramatically improve our nation's stroke care. The legislation will authorize funding to conduct stroke education campaigns; provide critical resources to implement stroke care systems; establish a clearinghouse to support communities aiming to improve stroke care; offer medical professional development programs in new stroke therapies; and, conduct valuable stroke care research.
Please give Americans the best chance possible to survive this deadly disease by supporting the STOP Stroke Act. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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