b'PRIORITY:Creating Opportunity for Health EquityNorth Carolina has the fifth highest stroke rate in the U.S., with residents 1.5 times more likely to have a stroke. A $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help Cone Health improve stroke prevention, treatment and follow-up care, to reduce strokes in Greensboro, High Point and Randolph County. Typically awarded to state health and human services departments, this grant enables the system to focus on stroke prevention and care. While we have benefited from Coverdell funding in the past, this is the first time weve received these funds directly from the federal government rather than through the NC Department of Health and Human Services. The Center for Health Equity will lead the work as part of Cone Healths CATCH 5 in 5 initiatives, in partnership with Sharon Biby, NP, and the Stroke Center at Moses H. Cone Hospital.CATCH 5 in 5 began after it was discovered that life expectancy is up to 15 years shorter, depending on the area in which you live. CATCH 5 in 5 launched last year to close that life expectancy gap by five years over the next five years. How the CDC grant works:Working with our Stroke Center, communityFollow-up care will be strengthened to health workers will educate residents onimprove outcomes for those who have already managing risk factors such as high bloodhad a stroke.pressure and diabetes. Cone Health will launch these efforts in Well enhance coordination between EMStargeted neighborhoods over the next and stroke teams for faster, more effectivefive years, improving health outcomes and treatment. reducing stroke-related disabilities.The mural features local flora, red and blue linesfamily to which Cone Health traces its lineage. The letter representing the cardiovascular center, and communityemphasized the importance of cherishing simple joys and imagery symbolizing forward momentum.giving to the communityvalues central to Cone Healths mission. A selection committee chose Treasure the Moment from three finalists out of a search that yielded 31 proposals. ArtsIts a tribute to our shared spirit and a reminder to cherish Council President Laura Way says the selection processevery moment. Im incredibly grateful to share this artwork was highly competitive. We are especially proud that thewith the community, Monique says. I want people to committee landed on a North Carolina artist, she says. be able to see the message in the piece. Maybe not the small details if theyre just driving past, but its enough of Charlotte artist Monique Luck drew inspiration from an 1846an impact to have people remember to just treasure the letter from Joseph Rosengart to Herman Cone, part of themoment. the giving effect202427'