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NEW A.M.E. ZION CHURCH HOSTS PRESENTATION ON

 “AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE” 

 

The Health Ministry of New A.M.E. Zion Church, directed by Jackie Mingo, RN, recently hosted a luncheon and afternoon presentation on “African American Women and Heart Disease,” given by Carolyn Strimike, RN, MSN, Advanced Practice Nurse in The Women’s Heart Center at St. Joseph’s. In her presentation, Ms. Strimike described the added risk factors for heart disease faced by African-American women, outlined gender and racial disparities in diagnosis and treatment and offered strategies for following a heart healthy lifestyle. Ms. Strimike  (fifth right) is shown with members of the congregation following her presentation.

 

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