Health Matters: Television for Life

STROKE Sept. 22

Preview: Season 14 Episode 12 | 30s

On Health Matters Television for Life, how to prevent, treat and beat stroke. More than 140,000 people die each year from stroke in the United States. Yet 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Learn the signs and what to do if stroke strikes. Plus, we’ll take you inside the Providence TeleStroke Network. See how it’s connecting small towns with round the clock stroke care.

Aired: 09/22/16 | Rating: NR

Production funding provided by Providence Inland Northwest Washington

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