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11-03-09  NLGA Reaches 10,000 “Challenge” Participants In 15 States

The National Lieutenant Governors Association is sponsoring the "Your Heart Is In Your Hands" campaign to raise awareness of cardiovascular health. The campaign will cover issues including heart disease and stroke, and contributing factors to heart and stroke risk such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, smoking, and arthrosclerosis.  The campaign will highlight nutrition, fitness and health.  The message of this campaign is to help individuals understand that they have it within their own power and ability to make substantial health improvement.   Through this campaign, NLGA and participating states will be promoting the "Lieutenant Governors' Challenge" at www.ltgovernorschallenge.us

Recently the National Lieutenant Governors Association and Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling received national awards for their work on this campaign from the American College of Cardiology. 

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     -   Dr. Jack Lewin speaks about the importance of the "Your Heart Is In Your Hands" campaign and discusses why it's critical for states to address cardiovascular health
 
This campaign is funded by Astra Zeneca and by the National Lieutenant Governors Association. 

“YOUR HEART IS IN YOUR HANDS” - CARDIOVASCULAR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COMM.
Lt. Gov. Barbara O' Brien (CO) - Chairman
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (VA) - Member
Lt. Gov. Dr. Daniel Mongiardo (KY) - Member
Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy (NE) - Member

Participating states:
Lt. Governor Jim Folsom (AL)
Lt. Governor Craig Campbell (AK)
Secretary of State Bill Bennett (AZ)
Lt. Governor Bill Halter (AR)
Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien (CO)
Lt. Governor Brad Little (ID)
Lt. Governor Patty Judge (IA)
Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo (KY)
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (MO)
Lt. Governor Phil Bryant (MS)
Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy (NE)
Lt. Governor Diane Denish (NM)
Lt. Governor Andre Bauer (SC)
Lt. Governor Brian Dubie (VT)
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, (VA)
Lt. Governor Gregory Francis (USVI)