"One in Six: Act Now!"

Oct. 29 is World Stroke Day

In 72 hours… the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association will join the World Stroke Organization to spread the message about the global threat of stroke. As it stands, stroke is the #3 killer of all Americans. The theme for this year's World Stroke Day is "One in Six: Act Now!"

· One of every six people worldwide will have a stroke in their lifetime
· Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds…

To raise stroke awareness, the American Heart and Houston DINEs are encouraging people to take action at 1:06 p.m. on October 29th by taking the My Life Check assessment and sharing the site with six people. That could be six family members, six players on your flag football team, six ladies under the drier at the beauty salon, six Texans fans, or even six Cowboys fans. Find out what you can do to Act Now by using American Stroke Association tools at our website, and then add these messages to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

It’s so simple even a cave man can do it.