the united states & heart disease presented today by; matt lorup, keith arline, & nick...
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The United States & Heart
DiseasePresented today by; Matt Lorup, Keith Arline, & Nick Knight
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Overview • Leading cause of death. • $500 billion in health care expenditures and related expenses in 2010 alone.
The leading controllable risk factors for heart disease are: • High blood pressure • High cholesterol• Cigarette smoking• Diabetes • Poor diet and physical
inactivity• Overweight and obesity
List of Different Heart Disease:Angina Heart FailureAtrial FibrillationHeart Rhythm ProblemsCardiomyopathyHeart Valve ProblemsHigh Blood PressureRheumatic FeverHigh Cholesterol Infective EndocarditisDiabetesHeart AttackCoronary heart disease
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Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 385,000 people annually.
Coronary heart disease alone costs the United States $108.9 billion each year. This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
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Goal of healthy people 2020
“Improve cardiovascular health and quality of life through prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors for heart attack; early identification and treatment of heart attacks; and prevention of repeat cardiovascular events.”
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Why is Heart disease a problem?
• High blood pressure affects approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. • more than half of Americans with high blood pressure do not have it under control.• Factors such as stress & anger.
• About 90% of American adults exceed their recommendation for sodium intake.• Lack of exercise and diet. • Major cause of disability • Not enough Americans go to screenings• Most of the problems involved are controllable & can be corrected!
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The Nation’s Objectives
• New measures & tools.• Set more goals, standards, &
guidelines to being more physically active.• Reduce the proportion of persons in
the population with hypertension• Reduce the proportion of adults &
children with hypertension.• Increase awareness of the symptoms
of and how to respond to a heart attack.• Reduce the mean total blood
cholesterol levels.
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the U.S MEETING THE Objectives• CDC’s Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention:
• Health departments in 41 states receive funding.• The policies & education to promote heart-healthy living &
working conditions.
• Million Hearts:• Services to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.• Clinical & community strategies in place to prevent heart
disease across the nation.
• American Heart Association:• The programs targeted at helping people identify & adopt
healthier lifestyles.• They are working towards reducing deaths from heart diseases
by 20% by the year 2020.
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How can the nation further address this problem?
• Reward for staying physically active.• Make a law for lowering health
insurance.• As an incentive for going to the gym.
• Free Bi-monthly screenings at the local pharmacy places.
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References
• http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicId=21
• http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/
• http://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/know-the-facts/conditions