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STROKE CLASSES FOR KIDS
NEW YORK — The third-graders giggled and screamed as their classmates made funny faces, talked gibberish and moved their arms wildly. But this was a serious lesson: how to tell if a parent or grandparent is among the 795,000 Americans each year to suffer a stroke. The experimental health education program in the Bronx is using a kid-friendly approach to try to enlist children, particularly those who may live with older relatives, as an army of eyes to recognize the warning signs, get help for victims more quickly and hopefully save lives. By Jim Fitzgerald. SENT: 870 words, photos.
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