The Impact Of E-Health On Cardiac Health Education Among African Americans

Vol. 4 No. 1

Year: 2014

Issue: Feb-Apr

Title : The Impact Of E-Health On Cardiac Health Education Among African Americans

Author Name : Hamdy Radwan, Wanda Lawrence

Synopsis :

Cardiovascular disease accounts for more than one third of the differences in life expectancy among blacks and whites. Diseases of the heart continue to be the leading cause of death in the United States (Kochanek, Xu, Murphy, 2011). Disparities in cardiovascular health care are documented in the literature as one of the most serious public health problems in the United States (Savitz, 2012). African Americans face the highest risk of death from heart disease than any other ethnic group in America. Understanding the risk factors and interventions to reduce the same is a major step in preventing heart attack. It is important that people are educated as to the risk factors of heart attack. Finding an effective method to educate African Americans regarding the cardiac disease and its risk factors is critical. This paper reports the results of using e-health to educate a group of African Americans in one county in the eastern part of the country.

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