The mission of the GLRSN is to optimize collaboration and coordination among the Great Lakes Regional States to reduce the burden of stroke and disparities.

Priorities of the Network are as follows:

  Evaluation and Surveillance

Quality of Care

  EMS Notification and Response

Incorporating lessons learned from the Tri State Stroke Network, the Delta States Stroke Consortium and the Stroke Belt Consortium, the GLRSN works through:

  State Advisory Board
  Work Groups
  State Stroke Task Forces

To share experiences, lessons learned, best practices and resources. Crossing state lines, sharing knowledge, resources and leadership is a step towards reducing the third leading cause of death.

GLRSN Staff

Dilip Pandey, MD, PhD, Program Director

Dilip Pandey, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation and Epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago directs the Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network. Dr. Pandey is also the director of several other initiatives including the Illinois CAPTURE Stroke: Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry. He has been actively involved in stroke research for several years.

 Angela Hedworth, MS, CHES, RHEd, Program Manager

Angela Bray Hedworth has been the Program Manager for the Great Lake Regional Stroke Network since 2005. Angela completed her Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Communication at Northern Illinois University and her Master's Degree in Health Education at Illinois State University. She was awarded "The Most Promising Health Educator" award by NC Society for Public Health Education, has presented extensively on stroke, and is a Certified Health Education Specialist as well as a Registered Health Educator. Angela is President-Elect of Illinois Society for Public Health Education and serves as Chairperson of the Partnership Committee for the CVH Council.