Healthy People 2000 Citizens Chart the Course (1990) / Chapter Skim
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24 Cardiovascular Disease
24 Cardiovascular Disease
Pages 181-185
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Minorities, especially Hispanics and Blacks, are seen as particularly- vulnerable to CVD. For example, Michael Crawford of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio says that from 1970 to 1980 in San Antonio, among males aged 35 to 44, non-Hispanic Whites experienced an 8 percent decline in heart disease mortality, whereas Hispanic males experienced a 62 percent rise.
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(~558) 182 Healthy People 2000: Citizens Chart the Course HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL Additional testimony on reducing serum cholesterol focused on limiting the intake of both dietary fat and dietary cholesterol, and as a secondary preventive measure, on expanding screening programs to identify individuals with high cholesterol or specific dietary goals.
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(#743) Elderly The elderly are at special risk for CVD, according to Rosalie Young of Wayne State University: "As a major killer and disabler of the elderly, heart disease accounts for 45 percent of the mortality, 18 percent of the hospital days, another 18 percent of the bed days, and 10 percent of physician visits of the 65-plus cohort.n Research she conducted for the National Institute of Aging indicates that it also "takes a major toll on the patient's general well being and mental health, and produces substantial physical and mental strain among family caregivers." (~478J A special focus on the elderly is necessary, according to Rebecca Richards who conducts a wellness program for older adults in Wisconsin.
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The American Heart Association calls for objectives that reflect the need for the federal government to continue to dedicate "sufficient funding" to research in cardiovascular disease, Because it is only through continued research that disease prevention and health promotion activities will prosper." (~636) Similarly, the American College of Cardiology proposes objectives emphasizing research on cardiovascular disease prevention and application in practice, as well as more physician education in primary and secondary prevention.
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183 Richards, Rebecca; North Woods Health Careers Consortium (Wausau, Wisconsin) 217 VanDermeer, Leslie; Hunter College (New York 261 Thomas, John and Neser, William; diehard Medical College 299 Labarthe, Darwin; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 478 Young, Rosalie; Wayne State University 479 McDonough, Stephen; North Dakota State Department of Health and Consolidated Laboratories 552 Klocke, Francis; American College of Cardiology 558 Babbitz, Matilda; American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 591 Kizer, Kenneth; California Department of Health Services 627 Stokes, III, Joseph; Boston University 636 Ballin, Scott; American Heart Association 743 Crawford, Michael; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 800 Stoto, Michael; Institute of Medicine Cardiovascular Disease 185
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