Managing Chronic Diseases
Last week, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola spoke with at the Middlesex County NAACP Branch’s general membership meeting. Her topic was “Chronic Diseases and Self Management”. She spoke about chronic diseases as a national problem, accounting for 7 out of 10 deaths in Americans each year. 50% of deaths each year come from heart disease, cancer and strokes. Almost 50% of adults have at least one chronic disease. While some aspects of chronic diseases are out of…