The statistics are staggering – African Americans are affected by stroke more often than any other group:

* One half of all African-American women will die from stroke or heart disease

* African Americans have twice the mortality from stroke compared with whites

* Blacks have more severe and disabling strokes compared with whites

Why? Some factors include a higher rate of:

• High blood pressure, which is the number one risk factor for stroke. And 1 in 3 African Americans suffer from high blood pressure.
• Diabetes. People with diabetes have a higher stroke risk.
• Sickle cell anemia, because sickle-shaped cells can block a blood vessel to the brain, causing a stroke.
• African Americans also have a higher incidence than whites of obesity and smoking, two other factors that can increase your risk for stroke.

The Center for African-American Health wants you to learn your risk factors for stroke, recognize the warning signs, and make lifestyle and medical changes to prevent a stroke.
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The Center for African American Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the African-American community. It provides culturally-sensitive disease prevention and disease management programs to African-Americans living in the metro
Denver area.

WORKSHOPS
New Diabetes Classes Start in May:
If you have diabetes, are at risk for it, or care for someone who does, you'll want to attend our diabetes self-management classes and learn to better manage the disease and even to....Live Well! with diabetes ... read more
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Just Released: Largest Health Survey of African Americans in Denver:
In 2011, the Center for African American Health partnered with University of Colorado researchers to conduct the largest health survey ever of African Americans in Denver. The data will be used for setting priorities for intervention and research.... read more

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