Public Health Matters

Tag: heart-health

  • Women’s Health

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    In honor of Women’s Health Month, we will bring attention to a few health conditions that affect women this month. Although men and women are affected by many of the same health conditions, some conditions are experienced differently by women. Additionally, women face health conditions that are exclusive to them that can seriously impact or…

  • Heart Disease and Black Women

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    Heart disease is the number one cause of death for all women in the United States.3 When we look deeper into this, we see that Black women are affected in greater numbers than women in other racial groups. They are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from heart disease when compared to White…

  • Women and Heart Disease

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    Since 2004, February has been designated as the month to bring awareness to heart disease in women. In the United States, heart disease is the number one cause of death for women. Every year, one in three women die from heart disease. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease can affect women of…