Heart Disease
Canarsie/Flatlands has a 10% higher heart disease rate than NYC, and the residents surveyed are less aware about environmental effects on heart disease than on asthma.
The pie chart shows Canarsie/Flatlands residents’ perceptions of the effects of the environment on heart disease.
The bar graph shows actual rates of hospital admissions due
to heart disease in Canarsie/Flatlands and NYC as a whole.
