Stroke Patient Education Handouts

Print and share these resources with your patients to help them make healthy lifestyle changes and control health conditions that raise their risk for stroke.

Stroke and You Series

Some medical conditions and lifestyle choices can put anyone—regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age—at risk for stroke. However, people in certain groups are more likely to have a stroke. The “Stroke and You” series highlights the prevention challenges these groups face and what CDC is doing to address them.

Know the Facts About Stroke

Share this easy-to-read, colorful web page and PDF to help patients learn what stroke is, how common it is, and what stroke’s signs and symptoms are. “Know the Facts About Stroke” also describes the risks, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke.