Heart Disease and Stroke Initiative
The Northeastern Partnership provides regional leadership to encourage policy and environmental change at three levels throughout the region: 1)the healthcare system, 2) worksites, and 3) local communities.
Program activities focus on prevention for heart disease and stroke including controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, recognizing signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke, improving emergency response for heart attack and stroke, improving quality of care for cardiovascular disease, and eliminating disparities among population groups.
Resources
NC Stroke Care Collaborative Newsletter
A newsletter focused on improving the quality of acute stroke care in North Carolina
brought to you by the North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative.
- NC Stroke Care Collaborative Newsletter (Vol 4, Issue 1, Feb 2009) (pdf)
The North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative (NCSCC) is a Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and supported by State Funds . The NCSCC is administered by the North Carolina
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program of the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in collaboration with the School of Public Health at UNC.
ATTENTION: Beginning January 1, 2009, all counties EMS must have a plan to address the triage and destination of stroke patients. Do you know your county's plan?
• The purpose of implementing a stroke plan is to assist in the rapid identification of stroke patients, minimize the time between symptom onset and definitive care, identify the best destination for patients, standardize care, and provide ongoing evaluation to ensure compliance.
• A stroke system should create or support interaction and collaboration and be effective in preventing and treating stroke.
• EMS systems will have until December 31, 2009 to comply with the new regulations.
Tools Developed
Coming soon.