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New Eastfield College Arts Collective presents Arts in Action showcase April 23

The Visual, Fine and Performing Arts disciplines at Eastfield College will launch The Arts Collective, a collaboration celebrating the talent and creativity of the college’s student body, during next week’s Literary and Fine Arts Festival. To unveil its exciting new brand, The Arts Collective will host Arts in Action featuring Jazz Under the Stars, a showcase featuring all of the arts disciplines in a single event on Thursday, April 23, from 5-8 p.m. in the lower courtyard. For more about the Literary and Fine Arts Festival: http://www.eastfieldcollege.edu/lfaf/

For more information, please contact Judith Dumont, Associate Dean of Arts & Communication, at 972-860-7026.

Parkland stroke program recognized with AHA Stroke Gold Plus Award
Also re-designated by the state as Primary Level II Stroke facility

DALLAS – Parkland Health & Hospital System’s efforts in diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients earned recognition in the form of this year’s Stroke Gold Plus–Target: Stroke Elite Award through the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

The award places Parkland in a prestigious group of hospitals in the nation that participate in Get With The Guidelines and Target: Stroke. And, it comes just months after the Texas Department of State Health Services re-designated Parkland as a Primary Level II Stroke Facility. The designation is for Parkland’s ongoing commitment to providing quality care for stroke patients.

The importance of stroke prevention is the focus of Stroke Awareness Month, which is observed yearly during May. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the number four cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States.  On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.