Stoke association

The Stroke Association and Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre have joined forces, to help prevent stroke and raise awareness of the condition within the local Bangladeshi community.

The partnership was part of the Stroke Association’s Hand in Hand programme, a five year project funded by The National Community Fund, to help reduce health inequalities in hardly reached areas. There are more than 5,000 people in the Bangladeshi community living in Sunderland.

Danielle Cottrell, Volunteering and Community Officer at the charity, trained six members of the centre as Stroke Ambassadors so that they could raise awareness of stroke and the risk factors. All volunteers had been personally affected by stroke in their own families.

The training enabled members to raise awareness of stroke and risk factors in the Sunderland Bangladeshi community, as well as understanding how to take blood pressure readings, with high blood pressure being one of the main risk factors of stroke.
The project has enabled us to establish a long term partnership with the stroke assosiation, and enable people to have a greater knowledge of stroke, spot signs and symptoms as well as access stroke prevention advice and information. We’re really excited about the work we’ve done so far and look forward to continued and regular awareness sessions within the community.

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