While there have been significant advances made towards controlling cardiovascular
disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality in recent decades, African-Americans continue to …

In 2002, the Institute of Medicine highlighted community partnerships as important in
strategies for ensuring the public's health in the 21st century. Whether defined narrowly as …

Americans, have been attained in large organizations with system-wide hypertension
treatment and control programs. 17, 18 Research is needed to optimize hypertension …

Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely the product of interactions among modifiable risk
factors that are common in developed nations and increasingly of concern in developing …

African Americans have higher reported hypertension prevalence and lower control rates
than other ethnic groups in the United States. Hypertension prevalence, awareness …

Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are leading health concerns in the United States.
Despite a disproportionate burden of both conditions among African Americans, it is …

Abstract Purpose of Review African Americans are over-burdened with hypertension
resulting in excess morbidity and mortality. We highlight the health impact of hypertension in …

African Americans with high blood pressure (BP) can benefit greatly from therapeutic
lifestyle changes (TLC) such as diet modification, physical activity, and weight management …

Health disparities related to cardiovascular disease (eg heart disease, high blood pressure,
diabetes, and stroke) have remained higher in the African-American community than in other …