The Canadian Stroke Strategy is a joint initiative of the Canadian Stroke Network and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. The goal of the Canadian Stroke Strategy is to help support an integrated approach to stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation in every province and territory by 2010.

Through supporting and sharing national tools -- such as training and education programs, best practices, awareness initiatives and evaluation and monitoring systems -- each province will be able to develop its own unique approach to health systems change.

About the Canadian Stroke Network

www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca

The Canadian Stroke Network includes more than 100 of Canada's leading scientists and clinicians from 24 universities who work collaboratively on various aspects of stroke.

The Network, which is headquartered at the University of Ottawa, also includes partners from industry, the non-profit sector, provincial and federal governments. The Canadian Stroke Network, one of Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence, is committed to reducing the physical, social and economic impact of stroke on the lives of individual Canadians and on society as a whole.

About the Heart and Stroke Foundation

www.heartandstroke.ca

The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living
and advocacy.

Why have these two groups come together to support the Canadian Stroke Strategy?

The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada is one of the country's largest, most trusted and most credible health charities -- supporting education, awareness and research initiatives through its 10 provincial-territorial foundations.

The Canadian Stroke Network brings together the country's leading researchers at institutions across Canada to move the best research from discovery to patient care and recovery. It supports and trains professionals across the spectrum of stroke and, through its national registry, monitors, measures and evaluates change.

Partners from all sectors of society have joined these two organizations to support the Canadian Stroke Strategy.