For Immediate Release
Are Women in High-Risk Ethnic and Racial Groups Aware of Increased Heart Disease Risk?
Contact: Kathryn Ryan
914-740-2250
kryan@liebertpub.com
New Rochelle, NY, August 22, 2016—A study of ethnic/racial minority and non-urban women showed significant gaps in knowledge about their increased overall risk for heart disease and stroke, personal risk factors, symptoms, and appropriate emergency medical action. The study results and potential benefits of an educational intervention delivered during routine clinical care are described in an article in Journal of Women’s Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free for download on the Journal of Women’s Health website September 22, 2016.
Amparo Villablanca, MD, Christina Slee, MPH, Liana Lianov, MD, and Daniel Tancredi, PhD, University of California, Davis and UCD Medical Center, assessed the level of awareness among women that heart disease is the leading killer of women, risk factors for a heart attack or stroke, symptoms of heart attack/stroke, and what to do if they experience symptoms. The researchers compared the knowledge gained in each of these areas by a group of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and non-urban women who participated in an educational program on these topics. The authors report on the feasibility of delivering such a program in the clinical setting in the article “Outcomes of a Clinic Based Educational Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Race, Ethnicity, and Urban/Rural Status.”
“Findings such as those reported in this study highlight the insufficient recognition among minority women of their increased risk for cardiovascular disease,” says Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Women’s Health, Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health, Richmond, VA, and President of the Academy of Women’s Health. “Villablanca and colleagues have expanded the knowledge base on this topic by including non-urban women as a focal group in their study.”
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1 RR024146. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
About the Journal
Journal of Women’s Health, published monthly, is a core multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or are more prevalent among women, as well as diseases that present differently in women. Led by Editor-in-Chief Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health, Richmond, VA, and President of the Academy of Women’s Health, the Journal covers the latest advances and clinical applications of new diagnostic procedures and therapeutic protocols for the prevention and management of women’s healthcare issues. Complete tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Journal of Women’s Health website. Journal of Women’s Health is the official journal of the Academy of Women’s Health and the Society for Women’s Health Research.
About the Academy
Academy of Women’s Health is an interdisciplinary, international association of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who work across the broad field of women’s health, providing its members with up-to-date advances and options in clinical care that will enable the best outcomes for their women patients. The Academy’s focus includes the dissemination of translational research and evidence-based practices for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of women across the lifespan. Journal of Women’s Health and the Academy of Women’s Health are co-presenters of Women's Health 2017: The 25th Anniversary Congress which will take place April 28-30, 2017 in Washington, DC.
About the Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including LGBT Health, Transgender Health, Population Health Management, and Breastfeeding Medicine. Its biotechnology trade magazine, GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News), was the first in its field and is today the industry’s most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm’s 80 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.