Stroke is linked to several other chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, and heart failure. Of these disease processes four of them are more common among African Americans. According to Feng (2015) the incidence of stroke has been declining in recent years however, in the southeastern states the occurrence of stroke is increasing. This has been shown to be especially true among middle-aged African Americans. Despite years of work aimed at lowering the rate of stroke more recent data has shown that while hospitalization due to stroke among whites is not increasing the incidence of stroke among middle aged black population in such states as South Carolina is increasing. Stroke survivors are left with
