Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports About Stroke

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) is a weekly scientific publication from CDC that reports public health information and recommendations for the United States.

The following issues of MMWR are relevant to stroke. To locate additional articles, you can also use CDC’s advanced search feature.

2021

• Potential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions — United States, January–May 2020
• QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Heart Disease Among Adults Aged 45–64 Years, by Urbanization Level§ and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019

2020

• QuickStats: Death Rates from Stroke Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Sex and Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018
• Sociodemographic and Geographic Variation in Awareness of Stroke Signs and Symptoms Among Adults — United States, 2017
• Hospitalizations were 6 times higher and deaths 12 times higher for COVID-19 patients with reported underlying conditions
• Notes from the Field: Characteristics of Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champions, 2012–2019
• Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults — United States, 2017

2019

• Awareness of Heart Attack Symptoms and Response Among Adults — United States, 2008, 2014, and 2017
• American Heart Month — February 2019
• Workplace Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among U.S. Nonsmoking Workers, 2015
• State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Children Aged 2–4 Years Enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — United States, 2010–2016

2018

• Vital Signs: Prevalence of Key Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors for Million Hearts 2022 — United States, 2011–2016
• Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2011–2015
• Surveillance for certain health behaviors and conditions among states and selected local areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015
• Hypertension Among Youths — United States, 2001–2016
• Vital Signs: State-Level Variation in Nonfatal and Fatal Cardiovascular Events Targeted for Prevention by Million Hearts 2022
• Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2017

2017

• Sociodemographic and Geographic Variation in Awareness of Stroke Signs and Symptoms Among Adults — United States, 2017
• Announcement: National Stroke Awareness Month — May 2017
• Vital Signs: Recent Trends in Stroke Death Rates — United States, 2000–2015
• Announcement: American Heart Month — February 2017
• Surveillance for certain health behaviors and conditions among states and selected local areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2013 and 2014
• QuickStats: Number of Deaths from 10 Leading Causes, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2015
• CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Treat Strokes
• Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — Los Angeles County, 1999–2006 and 2007–2014