Lt. Governor Peter Kinder unveiled the “Your Heart is in Your Hands” challenge for Missouri. He was joined at the announcement by Jerry Kennett, MD, Chair of MSMA’s Committee on Legislative Affairs.
The Lt. Governor’s Challenge is a physical fitness and nutrition program designed to improve heart health. The campaign covers 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 central message of this campaign is to help individuals understand that they have it within their own power to make substantial health improvement.
The 12-week online program will allow individuals to track their physical fitness and nutrition goals, and those who reach their goals will receive a pin honoring their success from Lt. Governor Kinder.
Anyone can participate, and you can encourage your patients to take the challenge by logging onto Lieutenant Governors’ Challenge.
MSMA Representation in Missouri’s Public Health Sector
