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Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians
and Alaska Natives
| As the nation's prevention agency, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is committed to reducing the burden of heart disease and
stroke, which are the first and third leading causes of death and major
contributors to disability in the United States. These two cardiovascular
diseases are largely preventable, and targeted public health efforts can help
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The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska
Natives is the fourth in a series of CDC atlases related to cardiovascular
disease. However, it is the first to focus on geographic patterns of heart
disease and stroke mortality and risk factors for a specific racial/ethnic group
in the United States. The Atlas provides insights into the geographic
disparities in heart disease and stroke experienced by American Indians and
Alaska Natives. The maps present county–by–county heart disease and stroke
mortality rates, as well as state–specific prevalences of eight major risk
factors for heart disease and stroke.
The Atlas and its individual sections are available in two ways. As an
on–line HTML document, and in downloadable PDF files. You will need Adobe
Acrobat to read the PDF files.
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Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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