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TOPIC: Cardiovascular Health

CDC Health Priority Area How is the listed health priority area
connected to your topic? ​Cite your source
Tobacco use 1.) Cardiovascular health is connected to
● Nicotine tobacco use because nicotine can cause
● Smoking an instant and long-term increase in
● Chew, snuff heart rate, which greatly damages your
● Cigarette cardiovascular fitness
(Hopkinsmedicine.org, pg.1)

2.) It also reduces blood flow from the

heart, it reduces the amount of oxygen
that reaches the body's tissues, and
increases risk for blood clots which can
all be fatal ​(Heart.org, pg.1)

Alcohol and other drug use 3.) Alcoholism affects cardiovascular health by
● Drinking causing hypertension, coronary heart disease,
● Alcoholism stroke, and peripheral arterial disease
● Drug addiction (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Mariann R. Piano, pg.1)
● All illegal drugs
● All medication 4.) Drug abuse and illegal drug use affect
cardiovascular health by causing physiological
effects, including mitochondrial dysfunction
and changes in circulation. ​(drugabuse.com,
Erik MacLaren , pg.1)

Behaviors that contribute to unintentional
injuries and violence
● Car accidents
● Reckless behavior
● Homicide/murder
● Self-harm behaviors
● Gang violence/bullying
5.) Reckless behaviors like binge eating can
affect cardiovascular health by causing
hypertension and coronary artery disease
(sharecare.com,​ ​Marjorie Cohn, pg.1)
6.) Self-harm behaviors like not exercising can
affect cardiovascular health by not maintaining
your cholesterol and blood pressure
(MayoClinic.org, pg.1)
Behaviors that contribute to Human
Sexuality
● HIV/STI
● Unintended pregnancy
● (or other sexuality issues)
Behaviors that contribute to your overall
wellness
● Healthful nutrition and dietary
practices
● Physical Fitness
● (care of the body)
7.) Contracting STDs can lead to bad
cardiovascular health with viruses like HIV that
affect the heart ​(MayoClinic.org, pg.1)
8.) Having a bad cardiovascular health can lead
to decreased sexual activity. ​(​ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,
pg.1)
9.) Maintaining good physical fitness can lead
to good cardiovascular health by keeping your
blood pressure and cholesterol at a healthy level
(MayoClinic.org, pg.1)
10.) Eating a good diet can lead to a good
cardiovascular health because your body will
have the proper dietary fats and no plaque will
build on artery walls. ​(betterhealth.vic.gov.au,
pg.1)