Are They Setting My Children Up for Failure
July 16, 2020
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other leaders are pressing states and localities to do everything they can to reopen America’s schools safely this fall.
The cost of missing school—especially for rural and low-income students—is staggering.
American Heart Association says Regular exercise may reduce High Blood Pressure risk in African Americans
February 1, 2017
Hypertension Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Regular swimming, biking or even brisk walks can help African Americans lower their chance of developing high blood pressure, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
“High blood pressure is a major health issue for many African Americans,” said Keith Diaz, Ph.D., lead study author and assistant professor at the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health at Colombia University Medical Center in New York, New York.
Man checking blood pressure at office kiosk. (American Heart Association)
Smoking may increase kidney disease risk in African-Americans
May 27, 2016
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Cigarette smoking is considered a universal health hazard, but it may be particularly damaging to kidney function among African-Americans smokers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
“Cardiovascular and kidney diseases are closely linked, but few people are aware of the impact of smoking on kidney function,” said Michael Hall, M.D., study lead author and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Cigarette smoking may be damaging to kidney function in African-Americans.
American Heart Association says African-Americans at lower Socioeconomic Levels have increased risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
June 1, 2015
Dallas, TX – African Americans at lower socioeconomic levels, particularly women and younger adults, are at greater risk of heart disease and stroke than those in higher socioeconomic positions, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer of all Americans, but the burden is greater for African Americans.
African Americans, especially women and young adults at lower socioeconomic levels have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. (American Heart Association)
