Location
Presentation- Waters College of Health Professions
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Restricted to Georgia Southern)
Faculty Mentor
Marie Graf
Faculty Mentor Email
annennis@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2021
Start Date
26-4-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2021 12:00 AM
Keywords
Georgia Southern University, Honors Symposium, Presentation
Description
Each year, 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is a result of heart disease (CDC, 2020). As the leading cause of death among women and men from various ethnicities, heart disease is wildly overlooked when making life decisions. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, largely due to the typical Western diet & daily choices. The disease is also the cause of death in ten times more women than breast cancer (Lewis, et al., 2017). White men have the highest incidence ( p. 704) while American Indian or Alaskan native women have the lowest rates of heart disease compared to the nation’s population in 2017 (National Vital Statistics report, Heron, M. 2017).
The purpose of this study is to compare relevant factors that influence heart health in undergraduate students at Georgia Southern University of various backgrounds and lifestyles. Students were provided with a link to the survey on Folio in undergraduate classes during the Fall 2020 semester with professors that allowed me to distribute the heart health survey to their class. Inclusion criteria were classification as an undergraduate student at Georgia Southern University in one of the chosen classes.
Academic Unit
Waters College of Health Professions
Heart Health: Lifestyle Factors that Influence Cardiovascular Well-Being
Presentation- Waters College of Health Professions
Each year, 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is a result of heart disease (CDC, 2020). As the leading cause of death among women and men from various ethnicities, heart disease is wildly overlooked when making life decisions. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, largely due to the typical Western diet & daily choices. The disease is also the cause of death in ten times more women than breast cancer (Lewis, et al., 2017). White men have the highest incidence ( p. 704) while American Indian or Alaskan native women have the lowest rates of heart disease compared to the nation’s population in 2017 (National Vital Statistics report, Heron, M. 2017).
The purpose of this study is to compare relevant factors that influence heart health in undergraduate students at Georgia Southern University of various backgrounds and lifestyles. Students were provided with a link to the survey on Folio in undergraduate classes during the Fall 2020 semester with professors that allowed me to distribute the heart health survey to their class. Inclusion criteria were classification as an undergraduate student at Georgia Southern University in one of the chosen classes.
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