Statistical Data Of Heart Disease

Based off of the case study regarding a 47 year old man who has recently been diagnosed with a heart disease known as CAD; I decided to further my research on this topic because it was intriguing to discover all heart diseases including coronary heart disease are taking the lives of countless individuals each year in our nation. A tremendous number of more than 13 million Americans (2005-2015, WebMD).

Cardiovascular disease comprises the congestive heart failure, stroke, and coronary heart disease. These conditions have continued to be the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States of America today. The occurrence of cardiovascular diseases is influenced by various factors such as physical, political, environmental, and social factors (Kochanek, 2011). These factors entail access to quality and affordable health care services, affordability to healthy diets, conditions of work, physical exercises, community support, and access to education.

Cardiac diseases alone have been estimated, direct and indirect costs, for the overall American population are “approximately $165.4 billion for 2009” (CDC, 2013). A survey found that heart disease accounted for 4.2 million of the hospitalizations in 2006. In 62% of these cases were short stay hospitalizations and occurred amount peoples ages 65 and older. These hospitalization rates also vary by gender, racial, and ethnic groups.

Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is the leading cause of death in the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). A depressing number of Americans are diagnosed with heart disease every year at 11.5% (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2016a). With 1 in every 4 deaths being from heart disease, the national age adjusted death rate of 167 and over half of the deaths are from men, we can see that heart disease is a serious problem (CDC, 2016b; CDC, 2016c). Oklahoma is no exception, with a CVD related death rate of 228.1 (CDC, 2016d). Community and individuals are dependent upon the demographics and qualities of that community to determine their health. Currently, Oklahoma faces a number of issues that affect overall health, including cardiovascular health of the entire state and the included communities. Therefore, this paper will analyze CVD statistics in Oklahoma, compare data and demographic features to Minnesota, and discuss lifestyle risks related to Healthy People 2020.

Heart disease is known widely all over the world. It is the number one cause of death in the United States, especially in the state of Oklahoma. Even though America is counted as one of the most developed countries in the world, it is still facing an issue of finding a cure for these deadly diseases. However there can be solutions that can be implemented and used. Including raising taxes on unhealthy food and building sidewalks and tracks. In Oklahoma, the top causes of death are heart diseases and strokes (Heart Disease and Strokes). It is Oklahoma’s leading killer for both men and women, resulting in more than 9,000 deaths in 2012 (Understanding Heart Disease). Some of these heart diseases are Coronary Artery Disease, which is narrowing

Since the introduction of the Internet, we have been able to access many places in on World Wide Web to be able in becoming more informed and educate ourselves on disease management. Some of the credible data sources I have been able to obtain are from the federal and state level, some were non-profit

Because heart disease and stroke is having such a profound effect on the United States population, “Increase overall cardiovascular health in the U.S. population” is one of HealthyPeople.gov (2014) main goal for

Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of death in the United States of America affecting eighty one million Americans every day; taking a life every thirty eight seconds which is equal to “two thousand three hundred Americans every day” (book, p. 414). The research shows that women are more at risk of having a heart attack than men. “Each year about 425,000 women have a stroke, that is, 55,000 more than men” (Heart Attack and Stroke: Men vs. Women, p. 7). Indeed, Heart attack is known to kill 1 of every 4 women in the country. (Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet). “Cardiovascular disease claims more lives each year than the next four leading causes of death combined (cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents and diabetes)” (Donatelle, p. 454) Still, for many women it is unknown that they actually have a higher risk than men to experience a heart disease. (Wolf, Miller, Ko, p. 405). This happens for many reasons, education level, social status, age and racial or ethnic differences.

The numbers involving heart disease fatality in the United States are very alarming. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2015)”about 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year.” The most common type of heart disease is coronary heart disease (CHD) which takes the lives of over 300,000 people a year. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015) There are about 735,000 Americans who suffer from a heart attack every year. Of this number there are 525,000 people who are experiencing one for the first time, and about 210,000 people have had one before. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015) The rate of heart disease fatality differs based on the races of ethnic groups. The Center

According to Heart.org, Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and accounts for more than 17.3 million deaths per year and is expected to grow to over 23.6 million by the year 2030 (Heart Disease, Stroke and Research At-a-Glance, 2016). Heart disease and stroke is a major concern both locally and nationwide, Healthy People 2020 stated, “heart disease is the leading cause of death, and that stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., together they are the most widespread and costly facing the nation today” (Healthypeople.gov).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, the cause of death to be roughly 720,000 citizens in the United States die from cardiovascular disease each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.) Deaths’ relating to cardiovascular disease have slightly dropped annually since the 1980’s. Coronary artery disease is the most prevalent type of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. and it kills around 400,000 Americans annually (Murphy, Xu, Kochanek, 2013.) Statistics like these are astounding and suggest the seriousness of this epidemic we are dealing with. Determinants of one’s health are vast but vary based on each individual.

Chronic heart conditions or cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are conditions related to the heart and blood vessels. This paper will serve to outline some common CVDs and discuss associated symptoms and complications. Additionally, contributing risk factors will be addressed. CVDs are the leading cause of mortality world-wide with an estimated 17.5 million people dying in 2012 from chronic heart conditions (World Health Organization, 2016). Coronary heart disease and stroke are shown to be the leading cause of these deaths with the majority of deaths taking place in remote areas with low or disadvantaged socioeconomic communities. As reflected in 2011-12 Australian Health Survey data (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016), it is estimated that 22% of Australian adults (3.7 million people) were affected by at least one cardiovascular disease.

Starting a stroke awareness campaign has been my most significant achievement, because of its meaningful impact on the health of my community. While working as a scribe in the Good Samaritan Emergency Room, I met a patient who went to sleep unknowing that she was having a stroke. If she were able to recognize the symptoms earlier, her prognosis would have been much better. I felt great empathy towards her, as if she had been horribly cheated—she was in a race to save her life but didn’t hear the starting claxon go off. I refused to be idle knowing such a drastic public health issue remained unresolved, so I scoured the internet for educational resources and took to the streets of Gilroy to spread awareness the very next day. My initiative is

The program should be applied to different levels of preventions based on short term or long term needs in the community. Primary prevention approach is required to promote and maximize health and wellness in the community before injury or illness occurs (Vollman et al., 2017). Therefore, the program focuses its attention on providing the community with information on cardiovascular health, nutrition, exercise and stress management (Harkness & DeMarco, 2012). The first idea for primary intervention is providing the community with free blood pressuring and heart rate screenings to recognize the population in risk. The information about this part will be provided to the community from different sources such as news, healthcare facilities, schools, community association, and churches. The monitoring will be done through the family physicians, nurses and different stands that will be set up in different locations of the community such as pharmacies, shopping malls, churches and health facilities. All the resident of age forty-five

Epidemiology is the study of patterns and distribution of health characterizes and health events, along with why they happen and how they influence certain populations. It is essential to providing evidence-based medicine, and valuable health policies, by identifying the risk for diseases. The progression of epidemiology is extensive however, the validity and accuracy of the diagnosis’s and treatment is predicated on attention to detail. Epidemiology is a community health, problem-solving process used in healthcare and is specifically utilized when new illnesses occur or after the reappearance of a formally inactive illness. A specific ailment referred to, as cardiovascular diseases remain the single most prevalent cause of death within our country. This disease is common among the aging population and the Epidemiological process has been utilized in order to further comprehend this ailment and how to effectively mitigate its life threatening effects.