Think Globally, Act Locally: How to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhood

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Minority Health Task Force
Think Globally, Act Locally How to Make a
Difference in Your Neighborhoods Health
NAACP Health Workshop Saturday, October 23,
2004 1000 AM to 1145 AM
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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

• Comprise the major disorders of the heart and the
  arterial circulation supplying the heart, brain,
  and peripheral tissue
• Coronary heart disease (CAD)
• Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
• Heart failure
• Congenital heart disease
• Heart muscle disease
• Vascular disease
• Stroke
• Leading cause of death for both men and women in
  the US

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Leading Causes of Deaths, US 2001
Source National Center for Heath Statistics
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Leading Causes of Deaths by Race, US 2001
Source National Center for Heath Statistics
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     0-10
     11-20
     21-30
     31-50
     51-above
Percentage of Total Black Deaths Caused by Heart
Disease from the Total Black Death Population by
County, 2001
    
Source PA Dept. of Health 2001
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     0-10
     11 - 20
     21 - 30
     31 - 50
     51 and above
Percentage of Total White Deaths Caused by Heart
Disease from the Total White Death Population by
County, 2001
Source PA Dept. of Health 2001
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Risk Factors for CVD

• Family history
• Physical inactivity
• Stress
• Smoking
• Male
• Obesity
• High blood pressure (Hypertension)

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What Do Blood Pressure Measurements Mean?
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Percent of PA Adults gt20 Who Were Told They Had
Hypertension (HBP)
Source PA Dept of Health, BRFSS survey
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Age-Adjusted Prevalence for HBP Age 20-74 by
Race, Sex and Ethnicity
Source NHANES III, IV
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Minority Health Task Force
History and Background
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Lets Talk About It
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Tell A Friend
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Community Events
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Health Assessment

• Recruitment
• Member of congregation/task force recruited 6-8
  people with a variety of ages
• Guide
• 1. What do you consider to be the major health
  issues confronting your community?
• 2. What are the obstacles or barriers that keep
  people in your community from getting the help
  they need?
• 3. What are some solutions that could help
  address these barriers?

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Priority Health Issues

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Drug/Alcohol Use (including tobacco)
• Cancer
• Health Insurance issues
• Mental Health (adult and youth)

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Church Consortium
--First Baptist, Donora --First Baptist,
McDonald --First Baptist, Westland --Friendship
Baptist, Washington --Israel AME, West
Middletown --John Wesley United Methodist,
Washington --Mt. Olive Baptist,
Canonsburg --Nazareth Baptist, Washington --St.
John Baptist, Lawrence --St Paul AME,
Washington --Eleven more to go!
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Questions?
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Break Out Groups
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Report Out and Wrap Up