Educate African American Women About Heart Disease

From: The New York Beacon | Date: April 7, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Marc Humbert
New York Beacon, The
04-07-1995
Educate African American Women About Heart Disease.

The American Heart Association has launched an initiative to educate black women in major metropolitan areas about the seriousness of heart disease. Even though black women are at far greater risk of developing heart disease than their white counterparts, in regards to medical care they represent a minority within a minority.

"Heart disease clearly presents a health crisis for African-American women, "said Anne L. Taylor, M.D. chair of the "Saving Our lives: Black Women Fighting Heart Disease" ...

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