Nursing Schools Raise Awareness of American Heart Month
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Bill Jenkins
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Published on 03/8/2010
Nursing Schools around the country have been raising awareness of the fact that February is American Heart Month. The American Heart Association has recognized February as American Heart Month since 1963. It is observed to raise awareness that cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes and heart attacks, are the nations number one cause of death.
Nursing Schools around the country have been raising awareness of the fact that February is American Heart Month. The American Heart Association has recognized February as American Heart Month since 1963. It is observed in an effort to raise awareness that cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes and heart attacks, are the nations number one cause of death.
American Heart Month's purpose is to increase the public knowledge of cardiovascular diseases, raise funds for research and to encourage heart healthy habits that promote prevention. These heart healthy habits include making wise daily dietary choices, avoiding the use of tobacco products, achieving and maintaining healthy blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels and emphasizing weight control and physical activity.
The most common heart disease in the U.S. is coronary heart disease, which is commonly associated with heart attacks. The chance of developing coronary heart disease can be greatly reduced by taking simple steps to control and prevent factors that put individuals at greater risk. Also, knowing the symptoms and signs of heart attacks is critical to the most positive outcome after having a heart attack. Nursing schools advise individuals who have survived a heart attack to work to reduce the risk of suffering another heart attack or stroke in the future.
Nursing schools are working to raise awareness of the diseases and conditions that affect an individual's heart or increase the risk of death or disability. These conditions include heart failure, arrhythmia, and peripheral artery disease. Nursing schools are also working to raise awareness for the risk factors that are associated with heart disease. These factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, tobacco use and second hand smoke.
These nursing schools are also working to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms associated with heart attacks and coronary heart disease. Heart attacks can be sudden and intense; however, a majority of heart attacks start with mild pain and discomfort. Often individuals who are affected are not sure that they are affected and wait too long before they receive medical attention. Nursing schools are working to raise awareness of the signs that a heart attack may be occurring. These signs include chest discomfort, discomfort in other areas of the upper body, shortness of breath and in some cases cold sweat, nausea and light-headedness.
As mentioned earlier a healthy lifestyle and diet are the most effective weapon an individual can use to fight heart disease. Nursing schools want people to know that it is the pattern of choices that an individual makes that counts. Nursing schools advise making daily dietary choices based on these recommendations:
- Individuals should choose poultry and lean meats without skin and should prepare them without adding saturated and trans fat
- Individuals should choose low-fat, 1 % fat and fat-free dairy products
- Individuals should reduce the consumption of foods that contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
- Individuals should reduce the consumption of foods that are high in dietary cholesterol
- Individuals should cut back on foods and beverages with added sugars
- Individuals should choose and prepare food items with little or no salt
- Individuals, who drink, should drink in moderation.
- Individuals should also pay attention to portion sizes
American Heart Month's purpose is to increase the public knowledge of cardiovascular diseases, raise funds for research and to encourage heart healthy habits that promote prevention. These heart healthy habits include making wise daily dietary choices, avoiding the use of tobacco products, achieving and maintaining healthy blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels and emphasizing weight control and physical activity.
The most common heart disease in the U.S. is coronary heart disease, which is commonly associated with heart attacks. The chance of developing coronary heart disease can be greatly reduced by taking simple steps to control and prevent factors that put individuals at greater risk. Also, knowing the symptoms and signs of heart attacks is critical to the most positive outcome after having a heart attack. Nursing schools advise individuals who have survived a heart attack to work to reduce the risk of suffering another heart attack or stroke in the future.
Nursing schools are working to raise awareness of the diseases and conditions that affect an individual's heart or increase the risk of death or disability. These conditions include heart failure, arrhythmia, and peripheral artery disease. Nursing schools are also working to raise awareness for the risk factors that are associated with heart disease. These factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, tobacco use and second hand smoke.
These nursing schools are also working to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms associated with heart attacks and coronary heart disease. Heart attacks can be sudden and intense; however, a majority of heart attacks start with mild pain and discomfort. Often individuals who are affected are not sure that they are affected and wait too long before they receive medical attention. Nursing schools are working to raise awareness of the signs that a heart attack may be occurring. These signs include chest discomfort, discomfort in other areas of the upper body, shortness of breath and in some cases cold sweat, nausea and light-headedness.
As mentioned earlier a healthy lifestyle and diet are the most effective weapon an individual can use to fight heart disease. Nursing schools want people to know that it is the pattern of choices that an individual makes that counts. Nursing schools advise making daily dietary choices based on these recommendations:
- Individuals should choose poultry and lean meats without skin and should prepare them without adding saturated and trans fat
- Individuals should choose low-fat, 1 % fat and fat-free dairy products
- Individuals should reduce the consumption of foods that contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
- Individuals should reduce the consumption of foods that are high in dietary cholesterol
- Individuals should cut back on foods and beverages with added sugars
- Individuals should choose and prepare food items with little or no salt
- Individuals, who drink, should drink in moderation.
- Individuals should also pay attention to portion sizes