Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease and Preventive Behaviors Among Overweight Immigrant Latinas

Conclusions: Despite campaigns to increase CVD awareness, many Spanish-speaking, immigrant Latinas remain unaware that heart disease is the leading cause of death. Educational interventions may significantly improve their CVD knowledge; nonetheless, continued cardiovascular health promotion efforts are needed for this population.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research