Title: African American Health | Recall Report
Headings: African American Health
African American Health
Leading Causes of Death
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Disease
Lung Diseases
Sickle Cell Anemia
Homicide and Violence
Cancer Survival
HIV
Mental Health
Access to Health Care
Tips for Healthy Living
Dangerous Drugs
Sources

Content: Diabetes is a serious chronic illness, but one that can be controlled and managed. It is important for anyone at risk for this disease to understand the consequences of developing it and not controlling it: kidney failure, vision loss, and amputated limbs, just to name a few. With treatment and lifestyle changes, such as weight loss, a healthy diet, and regular exercise, type 2 diabetes can be managed and even reversed. High Blood Pressure
Forty-one percent of African American men and 45 percent of women have high blood pressure, statistics that are significantly higher than for the white population in America. As with diabetes, obesity may play a role, but genetics may as well. Diabetes and kidney disease can also cause high blood pressure. Often, there is no known cause that can be pinpointed for high blood pressure. Other factors that put someone at risk for high blood pressure are being older and having a family history. Like diabetes, high blood pressure is a chronic illness.