King, Karren (ed.) (). Mental Health [Special Issue]. Family Focus 14(3). New York, NY: National Kidney Foundation.
Category: Latest Health News
Timely information on various health conditions including: Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Emotional Health, Hypertension, Kidney Disease, and Stroke. Links cover disease descriptions, causes, symptoms, at-risk communities, prevention, connections to the social environment, health disparities, coping, and further information.
Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Hypertension
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (). “Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Hypertension and Hypertension Control.” CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report: United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Heart Disease and Stroke
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (). “Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.” CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report: United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Basics About Diabetes
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation (). “Basics About Diabetes.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA.
Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease
Healthwise (). “Chronic Kidney Disease: Prevention.” WebMD.
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Infographic: How Diabetes Affects Minority Groups
National Diabetes Education Program (). “How Diabetes Affects Minority Groups.” [Infographic]. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Taking Control of Diabetes
American Psychological Association (). “Taking control of your diabetes.”
Stroke Explained in Pictures
Ratini, Melinda () “A Visual Guide to Understanding Stroke.” WebMD.
What Is Stroke?
Healthwise (). “Stroke: Topic Overview.” WebMD.