The Virginia EMS Council's Stroke Smart initiatives are funded by the CDC through the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program. The Program funds state health departments to collect, measure, and track data to improve the quality of care for stroke patients. Since 2005, the Coverdell Program has reached more than 1 million stroke patients in almost 800 hospitals. A downloaded pdf file is available here. Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (cdc.gov)