DiscussionSecondary stroke prevention requires new initiatives and approaches to better manage vascu- lar co-morbidities and reduce the incidence of recurrent strokes. Stroke literacy is an impor- tant component of stroke prevention. Prior educational intervention studies using written information packets and in-person teaching session interventions or a multi-media computer program have reported variable results in improving stroke knowledge and limited success in improving patient satisfaction and perceived health status among stroke survivors.Writ- ten materials, unfortunately, are often at too high a reading level and inadequate in meeting stroke survivors’ educational needs.We took a novel approach by implementing an educational video prior to hospital dis- charge in AIS and ICH patients. The use of a video as an educational tool offers the benefits of providing standardized content across learners, being less resource intensive than written materials or educational sessions and has been shown to be effective among viewers of low lit- eracy levels for other medical conditions.The choice of educational content for the video was based on The Joint Commission requirements and commonly asked questions posed in our stroke support group sessions of hospitalized patients. The video was designed in a ques- tion and answer format with a mock stroke patient asking questions and then obtaining answers to these questions from a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural stroke care team including nurses, physicians, imaging technologists, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and social workers. The video was intended to increase stroke knowl- edge and self-efficacy based upon the techniques of persuasive communication, imagery, and modeling, which have been shown to affect behavior change. A 5-minute duration was chosen in order to deliver a limited number of simple messages and maintain attention. Prior studies had shown the efficacy of a stroke education video intervention in improving stroke knowledge among the public in an urban emergency department waiting area; however, this study did not specifically target patients with suspected stroke or stroke survivors.