"Did You Know?" - September 6, 2013

September 6, 2013 At least 200,000 deaths from heart disease and stroke each year are preventable. We’re all at risk. However, men have a higher risk of death from heart disease and stroke across all races and ethnic groups, and black men are most at risk. State and local officials can work with health care systems to monitor national quality indicators and encourage use of health information technology to control high blood pressure.

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