CDC recommends ways to reduce the threat of strokes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on Americans to take immediate action to reduce their risk for stroke through a new Health and Human Services initiative called Million Hearts. The program, which involves communities, health systems, nonprofit organization, federal agencies and private sector partners, is aimed at preventing one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.
More than137,000 Americans die of stroke every year (equivalent to the total population of Savannah, Ga.), making it one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. nited States. Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.