Living in underprivileged neighborhoods creates a lot of stress on community members that predispose them to contracting diseases. Epidemiologist, Ana Diez-Roux, states that people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods have a 50% to 80% increased risk of developing heart disease. An improvement of health policies is required to for disadvantaged neighborhoods to
Pharmacogenetics is the study of “inherited genetic differences in drug metabolic pathways which can affect individual responses to drugs, both in terms of therapeutic effect as well as adverse effects”. The field of pharmacogenetics led to the understating that drugs have varying effect on different races. Physicians now know many examples of such varying drug response in different races. One of which is difference in hypertension medicine response by whites compared to African
In mythology, a hero is defined as a person who's endowed with great courage and strength and is celebrated for accomplishing bold acts. A hero usually has divine ancestry and is favored by the gods. Outside of mythology, the definition of heroism is more subjective. Heracles fit into my definition of a hero because he is the biggest strongest, fiercest person. Heracles and Hercules are the same mythological hero.
Health Problem number one Increased risk of cardiovascular disease among the population in Cuyahoga Count related to hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and unhealthy diet as evidenced by high mortality rate. Describe
In my opinion, in order to understand how socioeconomic status of Hispanics affects the quality of health care, more research still needs to be conducted. This research should be a collaboration between Hispanic communities and researchers, which would build trust and potentially increase sample sizes. Future studies should also take into consideration the cultural variety of Hispanic population. For example, current federal standards require federal agencies use Hispanic or Latino term. Hispanics are identified by Spanish surname, Spanish origin, Spanish language and birthplace in a Latin American country.
The “Healthy Migrant Hypothesis” or the Hispanic Paradox is often defined to explain how the determinants of health that weigh negatively on Latinos could possibly yield a positive health outcome when looking at Cardiovascular Disease.4The assumption is that with higher rates of poverty, less education, and low rates of health insurance, Latinos would also display raised levels of health problems such as high CVD. It is the opposite of this assumption however that is true. It is found that Latinos who have either no acculturation when moved into the US or exhibit low levels, are at a low risk for CVD, regardless of their predisposed health concerns.5 Acculturation can lead an individual into adapting negative health behaviors based on the culture they are transitioning into. In this process, we find the negative health behaviors that lead to
In recent times, the subject of health disparities has attracted a lot of attention through the media report in both local and national level.in this essay, the health condition of African American will be discussed in this in the following areas as their health status, barriers to health, diverse population and disparities, and health promotion approach to improving this situation. Health Status: According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, 13.5% of all African Americans have less than average health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014a). Averagely, the African-American have higher prevalence of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension compared to the national ratio. Further study reveals that 48
Although there are not biological differences amongst races, there are trends amongst races. According to the CDC, “African Americans ages eighteen to forty-nine are two times likely to die from heart disease than whites” (CDC, n.d.). Trends such as this allow healthcare professionals to identify possible risk factors. Race-based medicine also can help identify racial disparities. Focusing in on race also allows communities to see how race can affect factors that in turn affect health.
Blacks tend to be poorer, less educated, have fewer job opportunities, live shorter lives, and have high infant mortality rates (Brodzinsky, 2013). Conclusion The Latino/Hispanic ethnic group census is an extensive collection of many different subgroups. The culture defines who they are, even when in America they outshine every other ethnic group with them quickly becoming the majority.
Falaschetti E. Gillespie C. Robitaille C. Loustalot F. Poulter N. McAlister F. Johansen H. Baclic O. Campbell N. (2013) Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in national surveys from England, the USA, and Canada, and correlation with stroke and ischemic heart disease mortality: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open 3(8) pg. 38-43, 10.1136 In the article the authors compare rates of different illness in different countries. The authors compared on how the countries do at preventing heart failure, stroke, and cancer screenings. The findings from the authors show that the US is the leading to all the countries that were looked at.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites.(2)” Among these ethnicities, African Americans have the highest death rate. Why is it that African Americans are at the top of this list? Perhaps it is because of the social inequality experienced on the socioeconomic scale. Socioeconomic status can heavily influence the optimal health of the heart in an individual; resulting in cardiac injury.
In fact those who are thoroughly acculturated are more likely to partake in poor eating habits and substance abuse and are also more likely to experience unfavorable birthing scenarios than those who are less acculturated but share the same historical origin. On the contrary however, they are more likely than most to utilize preventative services ((LaVeist & Isaac, 2013). Although the Latino population is fairly large, the majority of the effects that acculturation has on their community has been implemented on Mexicans. Drug use is much more prominent in pregnant women, children and adults. Some studies even showed heavier use among females.
It could be due to genetic factors putting African Americans at risk for hypertension. However, this commonness of hypertension is also a result of high sodium intake. A regular cooking habit in many black households is heavy seasoning, which includes salt. A lot of the meats we consume, like curries, catfish, or fried chicken are all meats that are salted. When people are at risk of high blood pressure they should be extremely careful with their salt intake.
In the study, over one third of South Asian participants did not know the risk factors. However, even when the risk factors where known the preventative measures were ineffective, which meant that health knowledge was lacking (Rankin and Bhopal, 2001). Additionally, the older generation of South Asians had a belief that fate is the reason for their coronary heart disease. Preventative measures would be ineffective and trying to understand the causes would be impossible because of the confusion that exists (Darr et al.,
Through the readings of the last week, I have learned a great deal about ‘Service Learning’. It is a combination of teaching and learning approach for teaching public health issues and improving health literacy. It is an integration of academic learning and community services to strengthen civic engagement. It is helpful in promoting cooperation, teamwork, civic responsibility, solving complex problems etc. (Service learning, 2016).
