Empowering Black people with chronic diseases to thrive, not just survive.
The bad news is that chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease can last long and may not have a cure. The good news is that they can be managed through the right care, medicines, and lifestyle changes like healthy eating and exercising.
It’s true that chronic diseases impact the Black community more than others in the U.S. These differences can be due to family health history, lack of access to healthy foods, or even racism.
At NOWINCLUDED we want to close these gaps to improve Black health. Together we can conquer these chronic issues and thrive.
Shirley spent much of her life feeling healthy until she had a heart scare. Watch as she shares why it’s important for her to maintain her chronic heart disease.
When it comes to our health, these five conditions impact our community the most.
As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease includes the conditions that can change how your heart functions whether it’s how blood flows in it or how it beats.
Also known as high blood pressure (HBP), more than 50% of Black Americans have hypertension. When uncontrolled, HBP can lead to other chronic diseases such as heart disease and chronic kidney disease.
There are 3 main types of diabetes, which occurs when your blood sugar, or glucose, is too high. Whether you have type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes, your body may not be able to produce enough insulin or use it properly.
Our kidneys help remove fluid and wastes from your blood. When they have been damaged, they are not able to clean your blood properly. This can lead to chronic kidney disease and even end-stage renal disease.
Lung diseases are conditions that impact your ability to breathe easily, such as asthma, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Genetics or air quality can cause these chronic respiratory illnesses.
When we are not included in clinical research, we can’t be sure if a treatment will work just as well or be just as safe for us as it will for other races.
By participating in clinical research, we can give ourselves a chance to have treatments that may work better and be safer for us.
Learning more about clinical research can be a critical step in improving health outcomes for future generations.
If you still have questions, you are not alone.
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