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  2. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Many of the risk factors for Alzheimer's such as high blood pressure and diabetes are more prevalent in African American communities. Therefore making Alzheimer's disproportionately impact black communities within America. The Alzheimer's Impact Movement is an association that seeks to advance the care for those who have Alzheimer's and ...

  3. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Santa Fe County, Texas formed in 1848 from lands claimed by the Republic of Texas and ceded by Mexico. It included a vast area later becoming portions of several states from New Mexico east of the Rio Grande extending northward into south-central Wyoming. Within Texas' modern boundaries, the county included the Trans-Pecos and most of the ...

  4. List of U.S. states and territories by race/ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category.

  5. The Heart Health Issue Nearly 1 in 5 People Don't Know They ...

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    High blood pressure (stage 1): 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic High blood pressure (stage 2): 140-179 systolic or > 90 diastolic Hypertensive crisis: > 180 systolic, and/or > 120 diastolic

  6. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    Race. You have a higher risk of high blood pressure if you’re Black. Gender. Men have a higher risk of high blood pressure than women in middle age, but women have a higher risk than men in ...

  7. Healthcare in Texas - Wikipedia

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    When separated out by race, 31% of White adults, 41.7% of Black adults, and 37.8% of Hispanic adults were obese in Texas in 2016. [3] Research shows that an increase in household income is correlated with a decrease in obesity rates. [ 4 ]

  8. The Top 10 Risk Factors for Heart Disease - AOL

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    Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2010, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 597,689 people in the U.S. died as a direct result ...

  9. International Society on Hypertension in Blacks - Wikipedia

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    By 2006, the society had broadened its scope to focus not just on reducing rates of hypertension among African Americans, but also on improving the health of all minority populations around the world. The society's official peer-reviewed journal is Ethnicity & Disease, which it has published since 1991. [2] [3]