Resources for Patients and Caregivers

COMPASS Study Patient Handouts (“Matter Documents”)

• Atrial Fibrillation
  English [Spanish ]
• Blood Pressure Handout and Log
  English [Spanish]
• Communication Matters – Caregivers
  English [Spanish]
• How to Control Diabetes Type II
  English [Spanish]
• High Cholesterol – Patients
  English [Spanish]
• Insurance Matters – Medicaid
  English [Spanish]
• Insurance Matters – Medicare
  English [Spanish]
• Insurance Matters – Private Insurance
  English [Spanish]
• Insurance Matters – Uninsured
  English [Spanish]
• Movement Matters – for Patients
  English [Spanish]
• Medication Management Worksheet
  English

Additional Educational Materials

American Heart Association / American Stroke Association

Support Network

Improve your life and the lives of others when you join the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association Support Network. Share your experiences, give and get emotional support. If you are the caregiver, there are others just like you who can help.

Join the Support Network

You’re the Cure

Every day, Americans’ lives are touched by heart disease and stroke. We all have the power to make a difference by speaking out for policies that help build healthier communities and healthier lives.

For more than 30 years, You’re the Cure – the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s grassroots network – has been doing just that. Each day, we work together to advocate for heart-healthy and stroke-smart communities through legislative and regulatory policies in our cities, states and across the country, and we hope you’ll join us!

Join You’re the Cure

Let's Talk About Stroke

• Let’s Talk About a Stroke Diagnosis (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Complications After Stroke (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Changes Caused by Stroke (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Stroke and Aphasia (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Feeling Tired After Stroke (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Emotional Changes After Stroke (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Living at Home After Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Driving After Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Stroke and Rehabilitation  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About the Stroke Family Caregiver  (PDF)

Stroke Association Education Resources

• Stroke Education and Prevention Materials 
• Subscribe to the Stroke Connection Magazine
• Stoke Family Warmline: 1-888-478-7653
• Recursos en Español 

Stroke Prevention

• Let’s Talk About Stroke, TIA and Warning Signs  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Hemorrhagic Strokes  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Ischemic Strokes  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Children and Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Risk Factors for Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About High Blood Pressure and Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Stroke  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents  (PDF)
• Let’s Talk About Carotid Endarterectomy  (PDF)

National Stroke Association – Caregiving Guide

National Stroke Association developed the Careliving Guide to assist you and your family members throughout the caregiving process.

The guide will help you:

• Prioritize tasks and develop a plan for the stroke survivor’s care.
• Keep organized with resources, tools, templates and suggestions.
• Adapt to changing roles and relationships after stroke.
• Tips on how to prevent recurrent stroke.

Download the Guide 

Minority Women Health Alliance/Triangle Stroke

We are a non-profit organization that is solely committed to improving the health of women and girls through advocacy, education, outreach, and policy. We focus on empowering women of color to take personal responsibility for our own health and to advocate for changes in policies that negatively affect us.

Gladys Lundy-Lamm, Executive Director
5413 Olive Road
Raleigh, NC. 27606
919-520-2077

minwomen@hotmail.com

Additional Resources of Interest

• Family Caregiver Alliance
• VA Caregiver Support