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Local churches from Gadsden and Leon counties celebrated Heart Month recently via a Virtual Leadership Institute. In total, 45 churches are involved in Health for Hearts United, an initiative implemented in conjunction with FSU and other universities. At the event, Shady Grove #1 Primitive Baptist Church in Tallahassee was recognized for completing a three-phase program that provides entry into the initiative. Once the program is completed, churches work on sustaining health programming to reduce cardiovascular risk along with other diseases in their congregations. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, except for COVID-19, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among Americans. However, among certain populations such as African-Americans there are higher rates compared to other groups. ....
Home/Coronavirus/Florida Legislative Black Caucus Town Hall Highlights Feb. 1 Data: African Americans Make Up Only 6% Of Vaccinated Floridians Florida Legislative Black Caucus Town Hall Highlights Feb. 1 Data: African Americans Make Up Only 6% Of Vaccinated Floridians By Maybel Cerrato February 9, 2021 According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, African Americans make up 16% of the population in Florida. But as of Feb. 1, only 6% of the over two million Floridians vaccinated are African Americans. Their data also shows that Hispanics make up 27% of the total population and a disproportionate 37% of COVID cases in Florida, but only 15% of individuals vaccinated. Legislators and members of the Florida healthcare community met Monday evening in the last of their four-part town hall meeting series to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, hosted by the Florida Legislative Black Caucus. ....