Building on PCORI-funded research on stroke awareness, two PCORI Engagement Award projects highlighted the significance of community voices in this work. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, which equates to more than 795,000 people per year. Of those affected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that African American adults are 50 percent more likely to have a stroke and 70 percent more likely to die from a stroke compared to their non-Hispanic, White counterparts. This reality sparked community efforts to increase awareness of stroke prevention within parts of Chicago.

ATW Health Solutions is proud to announce its Founder and President, Dr. Knitasha Washington, is joining the National Quality Forum’s 2024–2025 Leadership Consortium, a prestigious and exclusive forum of experts from the public and private healthcare sectors.

ATW Health Solutions proudly announces its selection by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as the Diagnostic Safety Coordinating Center (DSCC) awardee.

This bill requires the Department of Public Health to partner with Governors State University to establish a six-month outreach and educational campaign focused on promoting stroke awareness within Chicago’s Southland community, stroke recognition and prevention strategies, and access to reliable sources of information about strokes.