Stroke Alert is the combined efforts of healthcare providers, local organizations and volunteers to reduce the impact of stroke in their community by concentrating their efforts onto a single day in order to saturate the community with one simple message.

“Partners” refers simply to everyone who participates in this enormous but exciting effort, whether a healthcare facility, community organization, governmental agency or solo individual. As a partner, you agree to help educate your community about the warning symptoms of stroke and of the need to call 911. No more than that, but no less! Everyone is welcome.

Stroke Alert has several strong regional groups from coast to coast.  These groups usually meet two or three times before Stroke Alert Day in order to coordinate their activities.  We hope to make this website a better tool for communcation as well.  We are actively seeking to introduce a "virtual committee" structure as well.

Just sign up as a partner using this website. There are no fees, no dues, no obligations. The only costs are voluntary contributions that support local newspaper ads. Stroke Alert materials can be purchased already printed, at cost, if you like, or the same materials can be downloaded from this site for free should you prefer to print your own.

Stroke Alert began in Wisconsin in 2004. By 2007 it had spread to regions centered on Philadelphia, Long Island, Chicago, San Francisco and Broward County. For Stroke Alert 2008, we had 84 Partners in 17 states. As of March 2009, we have grown to 172 Partners in 28 states. We are more than half way toward our dream of creating a truly national event by 2012. Beyond that, well, we hope that this simple message can spread to all nations of the earth.

YOU DO! There is no “parent” organization or sponsor. This is a grass roots effort to reach these goals.