February is Heart Health Month, and it’s crucial to educate yourself about cardiovascular wellness! Did you know that every 34 seconds someone in the United States has a heart attack? In the United States, heart disease is an epidemic. According to the CDC, one in three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, and it is the leading cause of death in the United States.
It’s time to bring awareness to heart disease, as many forms of heart disease are thought to be entirely preventable. In order to help bring national focus to heart disease, the CDC has launched The Million Hearts Campaign. It is focused on preventing 1 million heart disease related deaths by 2017.
They developed an acronym to help encourage cardiac health - ABCS:
Appropriate Aspirin Therapy
Blood Pressure Control
Cholesterol Management
Smoking Cessation
Here is the link to the website: http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/index.html. You’ll find more information about heart health, and you should take the time to educate yourself on heart health!
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