National Stroke Foundation - Australia - Media releases

Increase font size

Decrease font size

Default font size

Stroke Help Line

Stroke Help Line

National stroke Foundation blog

Home

Media releases

Media releases

PDF

Print

E-mail

Enlarge text size

Reduce text size

Media Releases 2009

18 May - 50,000 Queenslanders to get free blood pressure checks

18 May - 180 free blood pressure checking stations for Victoria

8 April - New GP guideline recommends heart and stroke assessment from 45 years

11 March - New Absolute Risk Assessment to Prevent Death and Disability

Media Releases 2008

11 December - National Stroke Foundation and Heart Foundation tackling cardiovascular disease

26 November - National Stroke Audit Post Acute Services Report

24 October - Free blood pressure checks a life saver for Victorians

23 October - Free blood pressure tests a life saver for Queenslanders

15 September - 1.3 million reasons to act FAST

15 September - National program needed to identify people at high risk of heart attack and stroke

13 September - Tassie treated to FAST Demonstration

13 September - What does FAST really mean in WA ?

11 September - NSF opens WA office

29 August - Know your numbers finalist in Healthcare Awards

7 July - No smoking means half the risk of stroke

11 March - NSF opens first State office in Tassie

Media Releases 2007

28 November - Only 3% of stroke patients get life saving drug

26 October - Keeping the pressure down in Victoria

18 October - New guidelines for treatment of stroke

10 October - National survey: Australia's stroke services inadequate

18 September - Tasmanians join national call

17 September - See a stroke call 000

16 September - Don't phone a friend

15 August - Stroke survivors ask MPs to walk in their shoes

20 May - Smoking contributes to up to a third of strokes in NSW

12 February - Stroke survivors demand support

17 January - Stroke education goes online

Media Releases 2006

26 October - Australia lags behind in stroke treatment

26 October - Stroke plan to save lives, reduce health costs

21 September - Health Minister and tennis great call on Australians to act FAST

20 September - Minister catches FAST blood pressure check at Flinders St station

18 September 2006 - National campaign to cut deaths from stroke

12 July - Radio Interview, Dr Erin Lalor, CEO National Stroke Foundation by ABC Western Queensland Morning Show

10 July - Not recognising stroke signs puts men at risk

13 February - Interim research results provide hope for 50,000 Australians who have a stroke each year

Media Releases 2005

31 August - New stroke education materials launched

8 September - Brush up on signs of stroke

19 September - Stroke specialists speak out

19 September - Melbourne ambos achieve optimum stroke care

19 September - New stroke helpline for Queensland

Media Releases 2004

19 September - Public health campaign could save 110,000 Australians from death and disability over the next 10 yrs

19 September - Tennis great John Newcombe, speaks from experience about early signs of stroke

19 September - Look out for the signs of stroke, say former TV reporter Jane Phelan

19 September - Rugby League legend tells Australians to "look out for the signs of stroke and live"

Last Updated ( Monday, 18 May 2009 )

Quick links

National Stroke Audit Web-Tool

National Stroke Week - Fast

Translated Languages - Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Arabic

Resources

Publications and Resources

Resource Order Form 2008 (62.1 KB PDF)

National Stroke Foundation Media Releases

Events Calendar

<

>

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

<

>

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31