Heart disease also known as Cardiovascular ailment is a popular issue among immigrants of the Dominican population in New York City. There are several other health issues, which are in the family of Heart Disease such as Coronary Artery Disease, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Cardiac Arrest, Congestive Heart Failure, Arrhythmia, and Stroke, and there are lots of others but these are the most common. The most prevalent Dominican dish is usually eaten during breakfast and consist of “mangu," which is boiled green plantains, mashed, served with four sides, which are fried eggs, Dominican salami, Spanish sausage, and fried cheese. To down this heavy meal, a glass of “morir soñando," which means to "die dreaming" is made up of orange juice
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This ailment in New York City is the cause of one-hundred seventy-seven deaths among the Dominican people with Cancer following behind with one-hundred twenty-eight deaths from 2001 through 2003. In the past decade, hospitalizations for heart disease has increased by ten percent and in contrast, the death rate in Washington Heights has decreased by twenty percent. “The two major health issues affecting Dominican immigrants in New York City are Hypertension and high cholesterol. Twenty-seven percent of Dominican adults experience Hypertension as Dominican adults equally experience high cholesterol” (Olson, Van Wye, Kerker, Thorpe, Frieden, 2006, p. 6). In 2001, Cardiac Disease was the cause of eighteen percent or two thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine potential years of premature life lost. Premature life lost can be described as individuals who expire before the age of seventy-five. In addition, little to no physical activity is directly associated with diseases of the Cardiovascular System. According to Community Health profiles, Take Care Inwood and Washington Heights, “Physical activity helps people maintain a healthy weight and strengthens the cardiovascular system. About half of Inwood and Washington Heights residents (forty-eight percent) report not exercising at all, and only one-third of residents in this community (thirty-six percent) report exercising at least three days a week” …show more content…
One strategy can be that we start an education campaign. The absence of instruction and significance towards coronary illness, is a typical component with reference, to why such a large number of Dominican individuals experience the ill effects of this constant ailment. In other words, the more the Dominican people are educated, the better the odds of avoiding further hospitalizations for coronary illness. This crusade should incorporate a few social media advertisements, particularly on the social sites most well known like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We would have a popular individual from Instagram begin a trend like the "ALS challenge," aside from this one, would be for coronary illness and name it, "CHD challenge" and have him hashtag "#CHDchallenge". This promotion should be seen on parkway boards, transport stops, train stations, and airplane terminals across New York City. Another tactic that would greatly impact the spread of heart disease across New York City is if congress passes a law that obligates people to get screened for any cardiovascular illnesses after the age of 65. This helps reduce the chances of our Dominican senior citizens from getting the chronic illness by a great
This ailment in New York City is the cause of one-hundred seventy-seven deaths among the Dominican people with Cancer following behind with one-hundred twenty-eight deaths from 2001 through 2003. In the past decade, hospitalizations for heart disease has increased by ten percent and in contrast, the death rate in Washington Heights has decreased by twenty percent. “The two major health issues affecting Dominican immigrants in New York City are Hypertension and high cholesterol. Twenty-seven percent of Dominican adults experience Hypertension as Dominican adults equally experience high cholesterol” (Olson, Van Wye, Kerker, Thorpe, Frieden, 2006, p. 6). In 2001, Cardiac Disease was the cause of eighteen percent or two thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine potential years of premature life lost. Premature life lost can be described as individuals who expire before the age of seventy-five. In addition, little to no physical activity is directly associated with diseases of the Cardiovascular System. According to Community Health profiles, Take Care Inwood and Washington Heights, “Physical activity helps people maintain a healthy weight and strengthens the cardiovascular system. About half of Inwood and Washington Heights residents (forty-eight percent) report not exercising at all, and only one-third of residents in this community (thirty-six percent) report exercising at least three days a week” …show more content…
One strategy can be that we start an education campaign. The absence of instruction and significance towards coronary illness, is a typical component with reference, to why such a large number of Dominican individuals experience the ill effects of this constant ailment. In other words, the more the Dominican people are educated, the better the odds of avoiding further hospitalizations for coronary illness. This crusade should incorporate a few social media advertisements, particularly on the social sites most well known like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We would have a popular individual from Instagram begin a trend like the "ALS challenge," aside from this one, would be for coronary illness and name it, "CHD challenge" and have him hashtag "#CHDchallenge". This promotion should be seen on parkway boards, transport stops, train stations, and airplane terminals across New York City. Another tactic that would greatly impact the spread of heart disease across New York City is if congress passes a law that obligates people to get screened for any cardiovascular illnesses after the age of 65. This helps reduce the chances of our Dominican senior citizens from getting the chronic illness by a great