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Decade of Health News Room
"Never before has our Nation called upon the Army National Guard (ARNG) to serve on the front lines of two major operations and simultaneously take the lead in Homeland Security. Healthy deployable Soldiers are the backbone of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as well as for operations within the boundaries of our great Nation. Maintaining force strength and sustaining these critical operations rely heavily on the health and physical fitness of our Soldiers."
CLYDE A. VAUGHN
Look for important Decade of Health direct mail information in 2007.  Army National Guard Decade of Health and American Heart/American Stroke Associations Alliance Event
See the statue and read more... Breaking News: It's Official--Boots Start Walkin'!
Please join the Decade of Health team and the American Heart Association at the 2007 Start! Greater Washington Heart Walk on Saturday, November 3, 2007 on The National Mall - Washington, DC - at 14th Street, NW between Madison and Jefferson. Entertainment begins at 0830, the Walk at 1000, and an awards celebration at 1100. Look for the Decade of Health table on Wednesday, 17 OCT outside of the NG Readiness Center cafeteria, and Thursday, 25 OCT at the NG Readiness Center Health and Crafts Fair to sign up, get a free pedometer, and more information about the ARNG Decade of Health and American Heart Association Alliance. For more online information about the Greater Washington Heart Walk, please visit startwalk.wdc@heart.org and www.decadeofhealth.com. If you wish to participate in your State/Territory, please visit http://www.kintera.com/spherelite/public/asp/eventcentral.asp?orgid=22 to find a Heart Walk near you. Click to read the entire article. Breaking News: Army National Guard Boots to Start Walkin'!
The Army National Guard's Decade of Health Program Joins Forces with the American Heart Association's Start! Walking Worksite Program Arlington, VA - October 10, 2007 - The Army National Guard (ARNG) announced the expansion of its strategic alliance with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) today here at the National Guard Bureau Readiness Center at a media event highlighting its efforts to become a Start! Fit Friendly worksite by the end of 2007. Start! is the AHA's groundbreaking national movement that calls on all Americans and their employers to create a culture of physical activity and health to live longer, heart-healthy lives through walking. Promoting physical activity through workplace walking programs can help employees reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke and lead longer, stronger, healthier lives. The ARNG is launching this effort to magnify its successful 2007 blood pressure awareness campaign, Get Cuffed!, as well as to support its upcoming 2008 weight management campaign, Lighten Up! both in partnership with the AHA. Click to read the entire article. Breaking News: Battle the Silent Killer and "Get Cuffed!"®
U.S. Army National Guard enlists support of American Heart Association
One out of every three American adults suffers from high blood pressure affecting an estimated 72 million. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The estimated direct and indirect cost of high blood pressure in the United States for 2007 is $66.4 billion. Click to read the entire article. View more breaking news articles at www.healthits.us
 Lighten Up! This Week Archive
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Take Heart This Week Archive  The Decade of Health delivered fantastic recipes and information about Blood Pressure Awareness in 2007. Browse the previous articles of Take Heart This Week!© by selecting a date from the box below. |
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ARNG Lighten Up!© Articles By LTC J. M. Ortiz, Chief, Preventive Medicine, Army National Guard 10 April 2008--Several years ago, SGM Keith Scott and his wife Denise returned from a vacation cruise and looked into their mirror and asked, "What happened to us?" After years of paying little attention to what they ate, they no longer recognized themselves in the mirror. They tried following dietary advice that they heard on various TV talk shows, featuring top weight loss experts, but still could not seem to get ahead. Finally, they enrolled in a commercial program that increased the number of meals consumed daily and that allowed food that was both nutritious and contributed to the maintenance of their muscle mass. Through this program the couple both lost between 30 to 40 pounds and have maintained their weight loss. >> Read the entire article. By Patrick D. Sculley, DDS, Major General (USA Ret.) By the month of February the many good intentions of our New Year's resolutions are becoming a distant memory! It is likely that we probably didn't stick with them long enough to turn them into habits (think how long it took to develop all those bad habits!). A habit is a behavior pattern that occurs almost unconsciously, after much repetition. That's why when we stop and add up all the calories we actually consume in a day, we are shocked and awed. >> Read the entire article. 2008 Decade of Health Lighten Up!© Press Kit
View and download the DOH press kit by clicking the links below! (Adobe Acrobat Reader files) DOHPartnersSheet_presskit_o.pdf DOHAllianceSheet_presskit_o.pdf
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7-8 March2008 Conference Dates NGADC & DCNGEA Annual State Conference 24 April - 1 May ARNG 2008 Medical Team Conference 19-24 July St. Louis, MO ARNG National Volunteer Workshop & Youth Symposium 12, 13 August Albequerque, NM Force Health Protection Conference 18-21 August Savannah, GA EANGUS 18 August Crystal City, VA ARNG OWCP/OH/Safety Conference 18-21 September Baltimore, MD NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition 3-5 October Arlington, VA Army Ten-Miler Expo 23 October Arlington, VA ARNGRC Health Fair 27-30 October Lansdowne, VA National Guard Public Affairs Workshop 1 November Washington, DC 2008 Heart Walk 9-14 November San Antonio, TX AMSUS - The Association of Military Surgeons U.S.
By Ms. Patrice Mauck-Messer, ARNG Decade of Health Correspondent
By Judith S. Harris, BSN, MA, CHES
By LTC Jose Ortiz, M.D., Courtesy of Decade of Health
By John Megahed, H4H Feature Writer
By LTC Jose Ortiz, M.D., Courtesy of Decade of Health 2007 Decade of Health Get Cuffed!© Press Kit
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