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Let's Talk About Black Americans and Stroke


Understanding stroke: 25-year study uncovers disparities & insights

We have demonstrated that Mexican Americans have worse stroke outcomes at 90 days following stroke, which is a common timeframe for assessing ...

Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. - Lesson Plan - EmPOWERED to Serve

Black Americans are at greater risk for stroke than any other race. Stroke ... ‒ Let's Talk About Stroke, TIA and Warning Signs bit.ly/3sNQLUS. •. Pens.

Let's Talk About High Blood Pressure and Stroke

• People with a family history of high blood pressure. • African Americans. • People 35 years or older. • People who are overweight or obese. • People who smoke.

11 Conditions That Disproportionately Affect Black People - Healthline

Causes of racial disparities in health · Heart disease · Obesity · Diabetes · High blood pressure · Stroke · Sickle cell anemia · Cancer.

Stroke survivor Keetra Thompson recounts her health battle

“If you look at African Americans, this group has a disproportionately higher prevalence of stroke; they also have the highest death rate from ...

Heart Health in the Black Community: Why heart disease ...

Black people are twice as likely to die from heart disease than whites. (CDC); Nearly half of all African American adults have some form of cardiovascular ...

Black people in history: Little-known figures to know - CNN

He changed the way people talked about race. He was never a ... Black or women, let alone Black women. By then Carter was already ...

HelixTalk Episode #98 - Stroke Me Once, Shame on You

Let's Talk Prevention! Date posted: July 9, 2019, 6:00 am. In this episode ... From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke.

Why Are More Black Americans Dying of COVID-19?

... people marching to speak out against police brutality. So in this ... So let's get into that in detail though. What's going on? Why are ...

Black History Month: Fueling our future with the pride of our true past

... we need to acknowledge and respect the diversity among Black people. ... D., explains why it is time to speak unapologetically to Black America's ...

The Extra Stigma of Mental Illness for African-Americans

I was ashamed, and my pride wouldn't let me discuss the matter with my worried co-workers. This would be the first of many attacks I had ...

Coronavirus: Let's Talk About It - The Skin You're In

The Coronavirus pandemic has been wrecking African American communities. COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting African Americans nationwide.

Why do African-Americans face higher risk of heart disease?

As an example of how history can affect health, let's focus on weight for a second. Research from UT Southwestern has shown that many people in ...

Smoking doubles risk of stroke among African-Americans

Previous studies have shown that, overall, African-Americans between ages 45 and 64 have two to three times the risk of stroke compared to white ...

The... - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

... Black patients. Addressing these gaps is ... During a stroke, Black Americans arrive later to emer... ... Let's Talk About Sex. A cancer diagnosis can ...

UCHealth sees increase in young adults, particularly women ...

... Talk with Denver7 ... Dr. Poisson said that Black and Hispanic Americans are at an elevated risk for stroke when compared to white Americans.

The Doctor Says I Had A Stroke, Now What? (The Doctor Says I ...

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How a stroke led radio icon Tom Joyner to push Black heart health

While Joyner is retired, he is “willing to speak with us about the state of heart health in Black America today because this Release the ...

African American Women and Stroke

African Americans and can lead to a stroke. Strokes can occur when ... Before taking aspirin, talk with your doctor about whether aspirin is right.

Let's talk about ... how life events can influence weight gain and ...

Let's talk about ... how life events can ... stroke, reduced immunity, and a number of other maladies. ... Four out of five African American women are ...