{"id":20964,"date":"2016-09-15T15:46:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T19:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=20964"},"modified":"2016-09-15T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T19:46:22","slug":"allentown-health-bureau-10k-million-clicks-million-hearts-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=20964","title":{"rendered":"Allentown Health Bureau $10K FOR \u201cMILLION CLICKS FOR A MILLION HEARTS CAMPAIGN\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The city of Allentown Health Bureau and its \u201cMillion Clicks for a Million Heart Campaign\u201d is one of 50 members of the HealthyCommunity50 in the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to receive a $10,000 community seed award.<\/p>\n

The American Public Health Association, the National Association of Counties and the Aetna Foundation, sponsors of the Challenge, announced the finalists and seed award winners today.<\/p>\n

By participating in the Challenge, Allentown is in the running to receive a prize of as much as $500,000 that will support the campaign!<\/p>\n

Started in April as part of the CDC\u2019s \u201cMillion Hearts Initiative,\u201d walkers can sign-up for the campaign by obtaining a form from the Health Bureau or registering on the city\u2019s website to receive a free key-tab.\u00a0 They then \u201cclick-in\u201d at stations in Trexler and Andre Reed parks, in Lehigh Parkway, on the LifeTrail in Cedar Creek Parkway and at Ninth & Hamilton streets.\u00a0 Each time a walker \u201cclicks-in,\u201d their name is entered to win a monthly prize.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMillion Hearts Initiative\u201d aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.\u00a0 Many of the people at high risk for heart attack or stroke don\u2019t know it. Many of the major risks for these conditions can be prevented and controlled through healthy lifestyle changes, including walking.<\/p>\n

Walking improves cardiac risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.<\/p>\n

The Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge was launched in April during National Public Health Week. The Challenge will award $1.5 million in prizes to small and mid-sized cities, counties and federally-recognized tribes that are able to show measurable change over the course of several years working with cross-sector partnerships to implement health innovations and data-driven solutions. Hundreds of city governments, local municipalities, health departments, educational institutions and other public\/private entities applied to be a part of the Challenge.<\/p>\n

The HealthyCommunity50 were chosen based on plans to improve the health of their communities in at least one of five domains: Healthy behaviors, community safety, built environment, social\/economic factors and environmental exposures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud to be recognized by the Challenge, said Allentown Health Bureau Director Vicky Kistler.\u00a0 \u201cThe health bureau is committed to furthering the goals of the CDC\u2019s Million Hearts initiative.\u00a0 Allentown is blessed with beautiful parks and a new cityscape.\u00a0 This is the perfect city for a program like Million Clicks for Million Hearts.\u00a0 At the same time we\u2019re very interested in learning from the other Challenge communities involved, as well as share our own key learnings with others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the Aetna Foundation, we\u2019re seeking to reward innovation for communities implementing new ways to improve health outcomes,\u201d said Dr. Garth Graham, president of the Aetna Foundation. \u201cWe want the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to serve as a catalyst for collaboration in local communities around the country working to move the needle in combating health disparities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants in Allentown\u2019s \u201cMillion Clicks for a Million Hearts Campaign\u201c can register by calling Ronya Nassar at the Allentown Health Bureau at 610-437-7581<\/u><\/a>, or on the city website at www.allentownpa.gov\/<\/u>millionhearts<\/a>.\u00a0 Questions can be addressed to Ronya.Nassar@allentownpa.gov.<\/p>\n

All selected HealthyCommunity50 members will be visited by an expert judge panel to answer questions, understand the community\u2019s approach to the project first-hand and speak with the members of the cross-sector team and key stakeholders. At the conclusion of the Challenge, the programs most able to show measurable change will be eligible for prize awards from $25,000 – $500,000. Participants will be judged on their own progress and will not be competing against each other.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.healthiestcities.org<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

 
\nInformation provided by:
\nMike Moore
\nCommunications Manager
\nMayor’s Office
\n435 Hamilton Street
\nAllentown, PA 18101
\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov
\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n

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