Black Women and Matters of the Heart

By: Dr. Diana Baptiste and Dr. Yvonne Commodore Mensah February is Black History Month, and also happens to be American Heart Month! Every 38 seconds, someone’s wife, mother, sister, or daughter dies from heart disease and stroke. In the U.S. rates are highest among Black women; more than 60 percent of us are living with
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Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - February 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Cardiovascular On the Pulse black history month black women cardiovascular disease heart attack heart disease heart month Womens health Source Type: blogs