Here are some pictures of our last Golf Tournament! We had a awesome turn out and really enjoyed our teams. Thank you to all that came out and supported our Foundation. We really appreciate all of you and our sponsors!
More7Th Annual Its Your Life Foundation Golf Tournament
We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting our 7th Annual Golf Tournament. Come out and enjoy some fresh air and great cause. Get your teams together for a 4 man scramble and mulligans are available for sale. We will also have...
MoreHigh Blood Pressure (HBP)
Using data from 2015 to 2018, 47.3% of US adults had hypertension.• In 2018, there were 95,876 deaths primarily attributable to HBP.• In 2018, the age-adjusted death rate primarily attributable to HBP was 24.0 per 100,000.
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Using data from 2013-2016, an estimated 26 million, or 9.8%, of American adults haddiagnosed diabetes. The race and gender breakdown were:o 9.4% of NH White maleso 7.3% of NH White femaleso 14.7% of NH Black maleso 13.4% of NH Black femaleso...
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Using data from 2015 to 2018, 93.9 million, or 38.1%, of US adults had total cholesterol of200 mg/dL or higher. The race and gender breakdown was:o 35.0% of NH White maleso 41.8% of NH White femaleso 31.0% of NH Black maleso 33.4% of NH Black...
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• In the US, the prevalence of obesity among adults increased from 1999 to 2000 through2017 to 2018 from 30.5% to 42.4%.• In the US between 2015 and 2018, the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongchildren and adolescents age 2-19 years, was...
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Between 2003 to 2004 and 2015 to 2016 in the United States, the mean AHA healthy diet score improved in adults. The prevalence of a poor diet improved from 56.0% to 47.8% for the primary score and 43.7% to 36.4% for the secondary score. o Changes...
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In 2018, 25.4% of adults did not engage in leisure-time physical activity.• In 2018, the overall prevalence of meeting the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines forAmericans for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines was 24.0% in adults(NH...
MoreSudden Cardiac Arrest
In 2018, any-mention sudden cardiac arrest mortality in the US was 393,872.• According to 2019 data, the majority of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) occur ata home or residence (70.0%). Public settings (18.8%) and nursing homes (11.2%)...
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In 2018, stroke accounted for about 1 of every 19 deaths in the US.• On average in 2016, someone died of stroke every 3 minutes 33 seconds.• When considered separately from other CVD, stroke ranks No. 5 among all causes ofdeath in the US, causing...
MoreCoronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Heart Disease remains the No. 1 cause of death in the US, according to 2018 data.• CHD accounted for approximately 13% of deaths in the US in 2018, causing 365,744deaths.• According to data from 2005 to 2014, the estimated annual incidence of...
MoreHeart Disease, Stroke and other Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), listed as the underlying cause of death, accounted for868,662 deaths in the US in 2017.• CVD claim more lives each year than all forms of cancer and Chronic Lower RespiratoryDisease (CLRD) combined.• Between 2015 and...
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