Stroke Smart Magazine

The following information is from the Stroke Smart Fall 2010 issue: Article on Stroke is Color-Blind:

“Stroke is Color-Blind.  Stroke affects Asian, Hispanic and Native American Women Too.  Women in Hispanic and other minority groups are one and one-half times more at risk of first-ever strokes than Caucasians.  Cardiovascular disease, including both heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death for Hispanic women.  The good news for Asian Americans, sometimes called the ‘healthy minority’ is that they are less likely than Caucasians to suffer strokes and they are less likely to die from them, probably because this population group tends to have fewer risk factors for stroke.  They have the highest life expectancy of any group in the U.S.  American-Indian and Alaska-Native Women are twice as likely as Caucasian women to have a stroke due to a lack of good health.  People of all ethnicities, age and gender need to understand and heed stroke warning signs.”

Women and Stroke Info - Here are some options:

•    National Stroke Association: stroke.org or 800-787-6537
•    Circle of Rights: circleofrights.org or 301-792-0781
•    Healthy Women: healthywomen.org or 877-986-9472
•    Office of Minority Health: minorityhealth.hhs.gov or 800-444-6472
•    Rocky Mountain Stroke Center: strokecolorado.org or 877-630-7444
•    Women’s Health.gov: womenshealth.gov or 800-994-9662"