Community - Together We Can Save the World

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Welcome to the FAST Heroes community page.

We hope you will be inspired by the amazing stories and pictures of ordinary people that area making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others. Together we can save the world - One Grandhero at a time.

FAST HERO

STORIES

You may not know this

But you have friends as far south as South Africa and as far north as Iceland with Greece, Canada, Bulgaria and many others in between. The thing that connects us all is the love we have for our Grandheroes and the mission to protect them from the evil clot that causes strokes. I hope their stories inspire you as much as they do us.

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FAST Heroes Guinness World Records™

FAST Heroes, an award-winning health educational campaign, has earned a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title following its attempt to create the largest online photo album of people wearing superhero costume masks.

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Reframing the FASTHEROES 911 educational program during “lock-down”

To date, eight schools and 383 children and their families, in Greece (Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis & Athens), completed the mission of becoming FAST Heroes. As FAST Heroes they were trained in class to identify stroke symptoms and seek help by dialing 911.

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Humble beginnings

Armed with bucket loads full of passion and a singular vision a team consisting of health care professionals and educational experts from the Department of Educational and Social Policy at the University of Macedonia, Greece started working with the Angels Initiative. A team needs a name, and as the mission of this team was to develop the School based educational elements of the FAST Heroes campaign, they called themselves the Super Grand League (SGL).

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South Africa – Kids taught how to Save their heroes

In South Africa, more than 360 people suffer from a stroke every day, of whom 90 are left disabled and 110 die. If stroke sufferers can get to a stroke-ready hospital faster, disability and death can be prevented.

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BBC – FAST Heroes featured as part of BBC Series

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability globally, with low and middle-income populations suffering the most. In Brazil, the World Stroke Organisation is at the forefront of an effort to cut the incidence of stroke in half.

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World Stroke Organization (WSO) Endorses the FAST Heroes

The WSO has recently endorsed the FAST Heroes program and will be working to pilot and evaluate this kindergarten-level education initiative and help with localisation of resources and activities for communities around the world.

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The Angels Initiative Recruits Superheroes

The Angels Initiative has as their mission to increase the number of patients treated in stroke ready hospitals and to optimise the quality of treatment in all existing stroke centres. They are building a global community of stroke centres and stroke ready hospitals, working every day to improve the quality of treatment for every stroke patient.

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FAST HERO

EVENTS!

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Prof Proios in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke day 2019

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Freideriki Tselekidou in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke Day

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Nutrition and Sports Festival, Greece – September 2019

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AUTh Day Camp Life Skills, Thessaloniki, September 2019

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Science Fame lab, Contest AUTH, Greec – May 2019

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Athens: Arsakeio Kindergarten Psychikou, January-February 2020

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Apostolos Pavlos Kindergarten, May 2019

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2nd Kindergarten of Trilofos, November-December 2019

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Amalthia Kindergarten, September-October 2019

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Ministry Of Health Ukraine

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Meeting Sophia in Barcelona

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Mayor of Thessaloniki

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Lisbon Healthcare Awards

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Greek team in action

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Grandheroes in Greece

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Grandheroes day Thessaloniki

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Graduation Day in Canada

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FAST Heroes in Barcelona

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FAST Heroes at Brazilian Soccer game

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Catalan Armando looks super strong

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Canadian FAST Heroes in an Ambulance

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Brazillian Soccer game

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Brazil FAST Heroes

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BBC Interviews

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1st Ukrainian FAST Heroes

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1st South African FAST Heroes

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Prof Proios in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke day 2019

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Freideriki Tselekidou in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke Day

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Nutrition and Sports Festival, Greece – September 2019

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AUTh Day Camp Life Skills, Thessaloniki, September 2019

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Science Fame lab, Contest AUTH, Greec – May 2019

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Athens: Arsakeio Kindergarten Psychikou, January-February 2020

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Apostolos Pavlos Kindergarten, May 2019

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2nd Kindergarten of Trilofos, November-December 2019

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Amalthia Kindergarten, September-October 2019

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Ministry Of Health Ukraine

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Meeting Sophia in Barcelona

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Mayor of Thessaloniki

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Lisbon Healthcare Awards

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Greek team in action

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Grandheroes in Greece

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Grandheroes day Thessaloniki

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Graduation Day in Canada

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FAST Heroes in Barcelona

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FAST Heroes at Brazilian Soccer game

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Catalan Armando looks super strong

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Canadian FAST Heroes in an Ambulance

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Brazillian Soccer game

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Brazil FAST Heroes

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BBC Interviews

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1st Ukrainian FAST Heroes

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1st South African FAST Heroes

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Prof Proios in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke day 2019

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Freideriki Tselekidou in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke Day

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Nutrition and Sports Festival, Greece – September 2019

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AUTh Day Camp Life Skills, Thessaloniki, September 2019

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Science Fame lab, Contest AUTH, Greec – May 2019

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Athens: Arsakeio Kindergarten Psychikou, January-February 2020

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Apostolos Pavlos Kindergarten, May 2019

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2nd Kindergarten of Trilofos, November-December 2019

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Amalthia Kindergarten, September-October 2019

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Ministry Of Health Ukraine

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Meeting Sophia in Barcelona

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Mayor of Thessaloniki

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Lisbon Healthcare Awards

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Greek team in action

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Grandheroes in Greece

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Grandheroes day Thessaloniki

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Graduation Day in Canada

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FAST Heroes in Barcelona

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FAST Heroes at Brazilian Soccer game

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Catalan Armando looks super strong

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Canadian FAST Heroes in an Ambulance

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Brazillian Soccer game

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Brazil FAST Heroes

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BBC Interviews

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1st Ukrainian FAST Heroes

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1st South African FAST Heroes

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Prof Proios in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke day 2019

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Freideriki Tselekidou in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke Day

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Nutrition and Sports Festival, Greece – September 2019

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AUTh Day Camp Life Skills, Thessaloniki, September 2019

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Science Fame lab, Contest AUTH, Greec – May 2019

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Athens: Arsakeio Kindergarten Psychikou, January-February 2020

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Apostolos Pavlos Kindergarten, May 2019

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2nd Kindergarten of Trilofos, November-December 2019

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Amalthia Kindergarten, September-October 2019

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Ministry Of Health Ukraine

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Meeting Sophia in Barcelona

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Mayor of Thessaloniki

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Lisbon Healthcare Awards

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Greek team in action

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Grandheroes in Greece

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Grandheroes day Thessaloniki

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Graduation Day in Canada

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FAST Heroes in Barcelona

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FAST Heroes at Brazilian Soccer game

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Catalan Armando looks super strong

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Canadian FAST Heroes in an Ambulance

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Brazillian Soccer game

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Brazil FAST Heroes

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BBC Interviews

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1st Ukrainian FAST Heroes

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1st South African FAST Heroes

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Prof Proios in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke day 2019

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Freideriki Tselekidou in Alexandroupolis, World Stroke Day

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Nutrition and Sports Festival, Greece – September 2019

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AUTh Day Camp Life Skills, Thessaloniki, September 2019

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Science Fame lab, Contest AUTH, Greec – May 2019

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Athens: Arsakeio Kindergarten Psychikou, January-February 2020

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Apostolos Pavlos Kindergarten, May 2019

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2nd Kindergarten of Trilofos, November-December 2019

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Amalthia Kindergarten, September-October 2019

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Ministry Of Health Ukraine

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Meeting Sophia in Barcelona

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Mayor of Thessaloniki

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Lisbon Healthcare Awards

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Greek team in action

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Grandheroes in Greece

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Grandheroes day Thessaloniki

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Graduation Day in Canada

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FAST Heroes in Barcelona

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FAST Heroes at Brazilian Soccer game

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Catalan Armando looks super strong

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Canadian FAST Heroes in an Ambulance

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Brazillian Soccer game

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Brazil FAST Heroes

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BBC Interviews

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1st Ukrainian FAST Heroes

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1st South African FAST Heroes

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FAST Heroes Publications, Poster presentations and Abstracts

A stroke preparedness questionaire for baseline knowledge assessment of parents