Program Goals and Related Objectives The goal of this program is to aid in reducing the incidence and risks of heart disease within the African-American population of Jefferson Parish. The goal corresponds with the Healthy People 2020 goal for heart disease and stroke which is to “improve cardiovascular health and quality of life through prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors for heart disease and stroke; early identification and treatment of heart attacks and strokes; prevention of repeat cardiovascular events; and reduction in deaths from cardiovascular disease” (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], 2017). The program objectives of the plan coincide with the objectives of Healthy People 2020,
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Cardiovascular disease affects approximately one in three adults in America, or 85.6 million Americans, and costs $320 billion in health care expenses per year (ODPHP, 2017). The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Report Card (LDHH, 2015, “Health Findings of Major Diseases”) ranked Louisiana 46th out of 50th in cardiovascular-related deaths and stroke-related deaths. At this rank, there were approximately 307.5 cardiovascular and stroke-related deaths per 100,000 people in Louisiana in 2014 (LDHH, 2015, “Health Findings of Major Diseases”). Heart disease was looked upon as the number one killer of Louisianans in 2007, with a recorded 9, 947 deaths (LDHH, 2010, “Heart Disease and Stroke in DHH Region 1”, para. 1). In 2007, Jefferson Parish, a part of region one, had a record 24.1% of cardiac deaths or 1,703 deaths (LDHH, 2010, “Heart Disease and Stroke in DHH Region 1”, para. 2). These figures are alarming and must be addressed to lessen the chance of future generations enduring the same
Cardiovascular disease affects approximately one in three adults in America, or 85.6 million Americans, and costs $320 billion in health care expenses per year (ODPHP, 2017). The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Report Card (LDHH, 2015, “Health Findings of Major Diseases”) ranked Louisiana 46th out of 50th in cardiovascular-related deaths and stroke-related deaths. At this rank, there were approximately 307.5 cardiovascular and stroke-related deaths per 100,000 people in Louisiana in 2014 (LDHH, 2015, “Health Findings of Major Diseases”). Heart disease was looked upon as the number one killer of Louisianans in 2007, with a recorded 9, 947 deaths (LDHH, 2010, “Heart Disease and Stroke in DHH Region 1”, para. 1). In 2007, Jefferson Parish, a part of region one, had a record 24.1% of cardiac deaths or 1,703 deaths (LDHH, 2010, “Heart Disease and Stroke in DHH Region 1”, para. 2). These figures are alarming and must be addressed to lessen the chance of future generations enduring the same