Black History Month: How to improve heart health for African Americans
Stacy M. Crim, MHA
Industry Leader & Strategist, Health Equity Advisor & Mentor | Employer Benefits - Delivering a personalized and meaningful health care experience | Chief Member
February is both Black History Month and American Heart Month, which makes this an important moment to raise awareness of the prevalence
This month we celebrate the achievements of Black Americans and their contributions to our country’s history. And while we have made progress in many areas, decades of health inequity have led to African Americans being 30 percent more likely to die of heart disease than white Americans. Systemic racism impacts Black Americans’ social determinants of health
This leads to stark health disparities
African Americans have a higher rate of several risk factors for heart disease
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As we explore on the Regence blog and in a FOX 13 Seattle segment this month, there are several things we can all do to improve our heart health
Regence BlueShield offers wellness tools and other resources, including?the Regence Empower well-being platform that's available to most members.
Besides making changes in our lives, we can also join the fight against heart disease
Senior Director, Product Strategy and Innovation
3 年Awesome Stacy!!
People Solutions at Lockton
3 年Love this, Stacy!
Nonprofit Fundraising Professional
3 年Great article Stacy, very important message to get out.