The American Heart Association launches the Hispanic Stroke Prevention Program.

Last week at the offices of Univision affiliate KMEX the American Heart Association and alPunto Advertising launched a Hispanic Stroke Prevention Effort.

The Latino Stroke Awareness Program has been designed to inform the Hispanic community of what stroke is, how to recognize symptoms and how to live a lifestyle that will prevent stroke. Hispanics are at risk of stroke due to high incidence of some major risk factors, including Diabetes, Obesity and High Cholesterol.

The Latino stroke prevention effort is being launched in Western states with the goal of making it a national program by 2010.