UTHealth STOMP OUT STROKE
November 2022
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UTHealth Stomp Out Stroke Day
Join us Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 9 am -1pm @ the Tom Bass Community Center, 15108 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047. Get your stroke risk assessment, blood pressure, cholesterol, carotid doppler screenings and more! FREE and open to the public. REGISTRATION REQUIRED |
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UTHealth Neurology Update Symposium
For healthcare professionals! 5th annual UTHealth Neurology Update Symposium, will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022, 8 am - 3:30 pm at the InterContinental Medical Center Hotel, 1100 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030. Registration CLOSED
For healthcare professionals! 5th annual UTHealth Neurology Update Symposium, will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022, 8 am - 3:30 pm at the InterContinental Medical Center Hotel, 1100 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030. Registration CLOSED
October 2022
15th Annual Primary Care Prevention Health Fair 2022
hosted by the Vietnamese-American Nurses' Association (VANA). Come out Sunday, October 9th, 2022, 9 am -1pm
@ memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Plaza. UTHealth
Stroke program will be conducting stroke risk assessments
and carotid doppler screenings.
hosted by the Vietnamese-American Nurses' Association (VANA). Come out Sunday, October 9th, 2022, 9 am -1pm
@ memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Plaza. UTHealth
Stroke program will be conducting stroke risk assessments
and carotid doppler screenings.
May 2022
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Texas Stroke Conference: Stroke Recovery in 2022 Friday, May 27, 2022, 8am-2:30pm at United Way Community Resource Center. This FREE community program provided updates on:
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Girl Scouts Stomp Out Stroke
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 10:00 am to 1:15 pm at Children's Museum Houston. Girl Scouts enjoyed a half day of Stroke and Brain related interactive, educational stations including:
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Stroke Awareness Education for Community Members
When: May 21, 2022, 9 am-noon
Where: Northeast Community Farmers Market (5425 Troost St, off of Lockwood by Harris Health's Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center – C.E. Odom)
Northeast Community Farmers Market - Urban Harvest
About Northeast Community Farmers Market In partnership with the Northeast Houston Redevelopment Council, Urban Harvest launched the Northeast Community Farmers Market in Summer 2019 to bring better healthy food access and choice to the Trinity Gardens, Kashmere Gardens and Settegast neighborhoods. Since mid 2020, the market has operated 1st and 3rd Saturdays at LBJ Hospital’s Community Farm.
MIND AND BODY HEALTH
The Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute Weekly Meditation
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Offering free, live-streamed sessions of Weekly Meditation: The Power of Community, a program focused on cultivating wellness and emotional health. To register or for more information, click on the below image. For further information and resources on coping with the current COVID-19 crisis, visit the Stroke Institute's Mental Health Division HERE.
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Stroke Strides
UTHealth Stroke Institute Community Newsletter
Connecting stroke survivors, caregivers and the community. Our focus is increasing stroke awareness and knowledge, providing stroke education, updates on stroke research and treatment and information on local resources.
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Stroke Strides June 2020 Newsletter
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Stroke Strides Junio 2020 Boletin
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Subscribe to Stroke Strides
UTHealth Stroke Institute
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You will be added to our email list and receive a quarterly newsletter, as well as periodic special mailings for important news updates.
Now available in Spanish. Special thanks to the Asociación Nacional Contra el Infarto Cerebral, A.C. for your partnership in stroke community outreach and providing Spanish translation services. The ANCIC is the first stroke survivor support group established in Mexico City in 2013.
Now available in Spanish. Special thanks to the Asociación Nacional Contra el Infarto Cerebral, A.C. for your partnership in stroke community outreach and providing Spanish translation services. The ANCIC is the first stroke survivor support group established in Mexico City in 2013.
Stroke Support Groups
West Houston Stroke Warriors
Houston's largest stroke support group with over 120 stroke survivors & caregivers. Meet new friends, enjoy fun activities, or share your story with other stroke survivors. Meets Saturday @ 10 am. To join or for further information, contact Wanda Adams, 281-588-8590 or wanda.adams@hcahealthcare.com.
TIRR Memorial Hermann Brain Injury & Stroke Caregiver Support Group
Occurs 4th Wednesday of every month at 12 p.m.
Contact: TIRR Support Groups, TIRRSupportGroups@memorialhermann.org
TIRR Memorial Hermann Brain Injury & Stroke Support Group
Occurs 2nd Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m.
Contact: TIRR Support Groups, TIRRSupportGroups@memorialhermann.org
Stroke Survivors and Thrivers
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center's free stroke support group open to the community, for
patients and their families affected by stroke and brain aneurysms. For more info. email survivorsandthrivers@commonspirit.org.
Find A Stroke Support Group Near You!
For information on stroke support groups near you, go to the American Stroke Association Stroke Support Group Finder.
West Houston Stroke Warriors
Houston's largest stroke support group with over 120 stroke survivors & caregivers. Meet new friends, enjoy fun activities, or share your story with other stroke survivors. Meets Saturday @ 10 am. To join or for further information, contact Wanda Adams, 281-588-8590 or wanda.adams@hcahealthcare.com.
TIRR Memorial Hermann Brain Injury & Stroke Caregiver Support Group
Occurs 4th Wednesday of every month at 12 p.m.
Contact: TIRR Support Groups, TIRRSupportGroups@memorialhermann.org
TIRR Memorial Hermann Brain Injury & Stroke Support Group
Occurs 2nd Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m.
Contact: TIRR Support Groups, TIRRSupportGroups@memorialhermann.org
Stroke Survivors and Thrivers
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center's free stroke support group open to the community, for
patients and their families affected by stroke and brain aneurysms. For more info. email survivorsandthrivers@commonspirit.org.
Find A Stroke Support Group Near You!
For information on stroke support groups near you, go to the American Stroke Association Stroke Support Group Finder.
Houston Aphasia Recovery Center (HARC) |
Stroke Survivor & Caregiver Corner |
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HARC is open for people with aphasia, their caregivers, and families. The entry point for new participants and caregivers is the Introductory Program that evaluates communication ability and provides techniques for communicating with aphasic people. To start, call for information and schedule a facility tour. After your screening is complete, you will participate in the Introductory Program. Then, you and your caregiver will be part of the HARC family. Address: 5005 Woodway Drive, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77056; 713-781-7100
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