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HealthWise: Heart Disease Heart disease kills more Americans than the next four leading causes of death combined. The death rate from heart disease is even higher in North Carolina than the rest of the nation—with one in every four North Carolinians having some form of cardiovascular disease. According to the North Carolina Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP) approximately 40% of all deaths annually in the state are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD), or one death every 20 minutes. These staggering statistics earned North Carolina the ranking of the 17th highest CVD rate in the country in 2001. CVD is the leading cause of death and long term disability in North Carolina. Heart disease causes twice as many deaths as all cancers combined. It is also the leading cause of hospitalization among North Carolina residents, responsible for more than $3.6 billion in medical care costs in 2003. According to Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey results in 2003, adults in North Carolina reported having the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke: 28.6% had high blood pressure, 33.8% reported having high blood cholesterol, 8.1% had diabetes, 24.8% were smokers, 61% were overweight or obese and 25% reported no exercise in the prior 30 days. In 1998, North Carolina was one of two states awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement a state based cardiovascular health program, now called the North Carolina Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program. In 2002, the CDC awarded continuation of funding through 2007. The NC HDSP program focuses on systems level change to create communities, work places, schools and health care systems that are supportive of cardiovascular health promotion and cardiovascular disease prevention. The programs address physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, tobacco use, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and overweight/obesity.Be wise about your health and your heart—join host Christine Rogers for the UNC-TV special HealthWise: Heart Disease as a panel of experts from across North Carolina examine what the state is doing to address the many challenges of heart disease and how its citizens can improve their own cardiovascular health. |
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