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Lou Henry Hoover
(1874-1944)
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Background
Selected Achievements
Heart Disease and Leading Causes of Death
Tips to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease
Related Links
Background
Born in 1874 in Iowa, Lou Henry grew to become a prominent figure in
society. As a young girl, Lou loved to hunt and ride horses. During her high
school years, she enjoyed learning about rocks, minerals, and mining. After
high school, while attending Stanford University, she became the first woman
at the university to major in geology. Lou graduated from Stanford in 1898.
Following college, Lou married Herbert Hoover. They traveled to China in
February of 1899. While living there, she learned to speak and write
Chinese. She also volunteered to work in the local hospital, where she
distributed milk to the children and wounded.
Lou Henry Hoover served as First Lady from 1929 to 1933. She died eleven
years later in 1944 from an acute heart attack.
Selected Achievements
- Translated
Georgius Agricola de re Metallica (a manual of mining and
metallurgy) from Latin to English and published it in 1912 with Herbert
Hoover
- Served as
troop leader, president, and national board member of the Girl Scouts
- Strongly
advocated physical fitness for girls and women
Heart Disease and Leading Causes of Death
Three Leading Causes of Death |
1944 |
2001 |
Heart
disease |
Heart
disease |
Cancer |
Cancer |
Stroke |
Stroke |
Mrs. Hoover
died in 1944 from an acute heart attack. At that time, heart disease was,
and still is, the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2001,
approximately 700,142 Americans (361,047 women) died of heart disease. Heart
disease is also the leading cause of disability among working adults.
Tips to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease
- Monitor
your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/fact_sheets.htm*
High blood pressure and cholesterol levels increase the risk of stroke and
heart disease. Adults should have their blood pressure checked regularly
and their cholesterol levels checked at least every five years.
- Be
smoke-free.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm*
To reduce your risk for lung cancer, stroke, heart disease, and
reproductive health problems, don’t smoke or use other tobacco products.
Avoid second-hand smoke, which can also increase risk for these diseases
and conditions.
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Maintain a healthy weight.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/*
Overweight and obese individuals are at an increased risk for physical
ailments, including high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, coronary
heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer.
- Get
moving.
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/*
Thirty minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week is
recommended.
- Eat
healthy.
http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition*
Watch how much you eat, cut down on saturated fats, and eat plenty of
fruits and vegetables daily.
- See
your health care provider.
Talk with your health care provider if you have a family history of or
risk factors for stroke or heart disease. Seek immediate medical attention
if you experience symptoms of a heart attack, including cold sweats and
nausea; spreading pain to one or both arms, back, jaw or stomach; chest
discomfort or uncomfortable pressure; and/or fullness, squeezing, or pain
in the center of the chest that lasts longer than a few minutes or comes
and goes.
Related Links
4 Your Heart*
http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart/ (Non-CDC site)
Cholesterol Fact
Sheet*
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/fs_cholesterol.htm
Deaths:
Leading Causes for 2001*
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_03.pdf
Eliminate
Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease
http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/cardio.htm
Heart Disease
and Stroke*
http://www.cdc.gov/washington/overview/heartstk.htm
Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/index.htm
High Blood
Pressure Fact Sheet*
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/fs_bloodpressure.htm
Know the Signs
and Symptoms of a Heart Attack*
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/fs_heartattack.htm
Preventing Heart
Disease and Stroke: Addressing the Nation’s Leading Killers*
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_cvd.htm
Lou Henry
Hoover*
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lh31.html (Non-CDC site)
Lou Henry Hoover Biography*
http://www.ecommcode.com/hoover/hooveronline/LHH_WEBSITE/WebPages
/World%20Travelers%201901-1914/World%20Travelers%201901-1914.htm
(Non-CDC site)
Lou
Henry Hoover: A Biographical Sketch*
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/education/louhenrybio.html (Non-CDC site)
Taking Action Against
Secondhand Smoke: An Online Toolkit
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ETS_Toolkit/
Women
and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_forwomen/ataglance.htm
*Used as
a source for this Web page.
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