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Chronic Conditions in Canarsie-Flatlands UHF Code 208 Canarsie-Flatlands is located in Brooklyn, New York. Canarsie is a middle class neighborhood in lower Brooklyn. This neighborhood is mostly private homes. The total population of Brooklyn in 2010 was 2,504,700. The median household income from 2006-2010 in Brooklyn is $43,567. African Americans make up 34.3% of the population, Caucasians make up 42.8% of the population, Asians make up 10.5% of the population and Hispanics make up 9.8% of the population. Canarsie-Flatlands’ neighborhood poverty rate in 2000 was medium percentage of 10 to 20%. In 2010, the population of Canarsie is estimated to be 6.5 to 12.8% Hispanic. African Americans made up 30.5 to 72.4%. Caucasians made up 13.7 to 35.2%. For self-reported health status 19.7 to 25.3% of Canarsie adult residents reported fair to poor general health. Additionally, 12.8 to 15.3% of Canarsie adult residents didn’t have any health insurance. …show more content…

One of the major health concern are chronic conditions. Some of these chronic conditions include, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. Some of these chronic conditions can be eliminated with a healthier diet and a safe exercise regimen. In Carnasie about 29.6 to 33.2% of adults were told by health professionals that they have high blood pressure. About 12.1 to 18.1% of adults were told that they had diabetes. Additionally, 31.9 to 37.4% of adults were told by health professionals that they had high cholesterol. The percentage of adults who have had their cholesterol checked within the past five years was 83 to

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