More about CardioVision 2020
	Preventing cardiovascular disease through personal commitment & community action.
	What is it?
	Why are we doing this?
	CardioVision 2020 five personal goals
	Heart disease death rates

What is it?

CardioVision 2020 is a community health initiative. The initiative, developed by a team of community partners, seeks to improve the heart health of all Olmsted County residents. Our goal is to promote a smoke-free environment, heart-healthy nutrition habits and a physically active lifestyle for all children and adults living in Olmsted County.

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Why are we doing this?

Heart disease is an epidemic in the United States. Death rates in Olmsted County are far higher than in Belgium, Italy, Spain, France and Japan. Health providers know that eliminating tobacco use, reducing saturated fat in the diet, controlling high blood pressure and high cholesterol and engaging in physical activity lowers the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. These activities also lower the risk of developing diabetes, cancer and other debilitating diseases.

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CardioVision 2020 Five Personal Goals

Five servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day and choose only lean or extra lean meats and low-fat dairy products. 30 minutes of physical activity most, if not all, days of the week. Tobacco-free lifestyle and zero exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Total cholesterol <200 mg/dl (LDL <100 mg/dl for individuals with coronary heart disease). Blood pressure <130/85.

You can participate by working toward the personal goals listed above. If we all participate, together we can achieve ideal heart health within a generation – by 2020. That is our vision!

Participation is easy

Choose fresh fruit and vegetables over fried foods. Take a 30 minute after-dinner walk. When you call to make a dinner reservation, ask if the restaurant is smoke-free. If it’s not, don’t eat there and tell the management why. Monitor your cholesterol and blood pressure.

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Annual Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 People

45 – 64 year old men and women, 1984-87   Men   Women United States     423     154 Japan     111     45 France     186     46 Spain     212     64 Italy     245     71 Portugal     190     67 Belgium     296     94

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CardioVision 2020:
Preventing cardiovascular disease through personal commitment & community action.

For more information, email info@cardiovision2020.org

The CardioVision 2020 website was developed by Brekke Associates, Inc.