The Health Promotion Administration (HPA) and the Taiwan Stroke Society (TSS) yesterday released a stroke risk assessment chart, consisting of eight main risk factors, to help people evaluate if they have a high risk of having a stroke, while also introducing a new slogan for people to use to quickly spot signs of a stroke.
HPA Deputy Director-General Wu Chao-chun (吳昭軍) said as World Stroke Day is Oct. 29, the HPA has teamed up with the TSS to introduce a stroke risk assessment chart.
Referencing the stroke risk scorecard released by the US National Stroke Association, the risk assessment chart lists eight