Why african-americans are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than white americans

According to Saab et al (2015), high rates of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension are main reasons why African American population are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases when compared to White Americans. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality have been contributed by not only the traditional conditions but also, conditions termed as cardio metabolic risk. This involves smoking, hypertension, and physical inactivity as named above. Why this topic? The topic will be helpful in my nursing career because it will help me understand the evolution of the disease and will provide me with more insights on its etiology mainly in African American population. Also I will be able to understand the level of ethnicity disparity in cardiovascular diseases and why African American are at high risk.

How are you going to apply what you learn from this article in your life, work, or nursing practice? One important lesson learnt from this article is that when it comes to cardiovascular diseases, there is ethnic disparities which I will work on to ensure that they are eliminated. One way of doing so is by raising public awareness on matters concerning race and ethnicity in the healthcare sector. This I believe will help community in increasing their knowledge on the causes and interventions of reducing these disparities. Additionally, people will be able to expand their insurance cover when they understand more on cardio vascular diseases on the African Americans. Also as a nurse, I will have enough knowledge concerning the causes of the diseases and ways to prevent it.