SMART (School-aged Children Making Healthy Choices And Recognizing sTroke)

SMART (School-aged Children Making Healthy Choices And Recognizing sTroke): A Pilot Trial of a Stroke Awareness Program

A stroke awareness program for school-aged children to learn the signs/symptoms of stroke, teach their parents and make healthy life-style choices.

1. To educate school-aged children, grades 9th through 12th on the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arm, Speech and Time) acronym, additional signs and symptoms of stroke and the need for immediate activation of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by calling 911.
2. To improve adults' stroke literacy through educating their children in grades 9th through 12th.

Inclusion Criteria:

• High-school student

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not a high-school student