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@MayorSeanRyan of Buffalo, New York, is helping residents move, connect, and spend time together outdoors.

Through community walks and local engagement, Buffalo showed how simple opportunities to move can support both physical activity and social connection.

Thank you to Mayor Ryan and the Buffalo community for helping make healthy living more visible and accessible.

#MoveWithTheMayor #ConnectMoveThrive

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Healthy communities are built through strong partnerships, shared spaces, and trusted local voices.

In Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Healthy Savannah, the Coastal Health District, and community partners are working together to make physical activity and heart health part of everyday life.

The city is building on youth programs, historic pedestrian squares, farmers market activities, free fitness opportunities, and partnerships with community role models like the Savannah Bananas to help residents stay active, connected, and engaged.

Read the case study to see how Savannah is turning partnerships into action: https://t.co/va2gRfkcwC

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Mayor Nathaniel George Booker of Maywood, Illinois, is showing how community wellness can bring residents together through movement, joy, and connection.

Mayor Booker brought residents together for large-scale wellness events that encouraged movement, connection, and well-being.

Thank you to Mayor Booker and the Maywood community for helping create opportunities for residents to be active together.

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Prevention works best when it meets people where they already are.

In Michigan City, Indiana, Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and @MyFranciscan Health are pairing movement with preventive screenings.

From taekwondo and line dancing to blood pressure and blood glucose screenings, Michigan City is making health information more accessible, engaging, and community-centered.

Read the case study to see how Michigan City is helping residents make a move for their health: https://t.co/QrtcWC02Yi

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Identifying cardiovascular risk is only the first step. Closing the gap to treatment is where lives can change.

During a recent National Forum Value & Access Collaborative briefing, leaders explored how health systems can shorten the time between cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

The discussion focused on team-based care, shared decision-making, and care models that strengthen the role of prevention in routine care.

Watch the briefing recording: https://t.co/LlgyvS1STt

Featuring:

💠 Dr. Janet Wright, MD, MACC, Advisory Leadership Council member, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

💠 Doug Sousa, patient perspective

💠 Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, National Forum chair; former vice president for health promotion, chief wellness officer, and dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University

💠 Benjamin Bluml, RPh, executive director and senior vice president of research and innovation, American Pharmacists Association Foundation

💠 Dr. Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD, MPH, PhD, clinician and outcomes researcher, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

💠 Dr. David Maron, MD, FASPC, C.F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Prevention Research Center

💠 Dr. Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP, lead provider and HIV specialist, Cooperative Health; former president and board chair, American Academy of Family Physicians

💠 Dr. Michael Cropp, MD, MBA, president and CEO, Independent Health

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Walking meetings are one way local leaders can incorporate physical activity into the workday while creating opportunities for collaboration and connection.

Palos Park, Illinois, Mayor Nicole Milovich-Walters has incorporated walking meetings into her Move with the Mayor® activities.

Request printable Walking Meeting badges for your community: https://t.co/Z7CVxYCyf6

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One month. Fifty-two communities. More than 100 events.

During today's Move with the Mayor® Spring Mental Health and Physical Activity Challenge Celebration Call, we recognized the creativity, leadership, and dedication of communities that helped residents:

🚶🏻 Get active
🧑‍🤝‍👩 Strengthen social connections
🧘🏽‍♂️ Support mental well-being.

From neighborhood walks and fitness classes to community festivals, walking meetings, and local partnerships, each participating community found its own way to bring people together and make healthy living more accessible.

Mayors Jack Bradley of Lorain, Ohio; Sonja A. Brown of Glenn Heights, Texas; and Freddy Puza of Culver City, California, shared lessons learned and ideas that other communities can build on.

Thank you to every participating community, our partners at the American Public Health Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and everyone who helped make this year's challenge a success. Together, we're building healthier, more connected communities.

Swipe through to see highlights from this year's celebration.

Learn more: https://t.co/chSXSmPkKn

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Knowing your numbers is one of the first steps toward controlling high blood pressure.

Check your blood pressure, understand your results, and work with a health care professional to create a plan that's right for you.

Learn more: https://t.co/id9ojay7Xv

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High blood pressure can affect more than your heart. It can also impact brain health over time.

Know your numbers. Talk with your health care professional. Make a plan that works for you.

See this Instagram post by @itsmejenwhite https://t.co/6M2EQIFYR0

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Uncontrolled blood pressure can affect brain health over time.

Keeping blood pressure under control may help protect your brain.

Learn more: https://t.co/N6QwGc3y90

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Communities are stronger when people have opportunities to move, connect, and support one another."

During our recent peer-learning briefing, "From Connection to Action: Mayor-Led Approaches to Community Health," Mayor Stephanie Terry of Evansville, Indiana, and Mayor Jayden Williams of Stockbridge, Georgia, shared how they're using Move with the Mayor® to create healthier, more connected communities.

From community walks and line dancing to neighborhood events and local partnerships, both mayors demonstrated how simple, community-centered activities can strengthen social connections while supporting physical and mental well-being.

Thank you to the African American Mayors Association for partnering with us on this discussion. We also appreciate Mayor Hattie Portis-Jones of Fairburn, Georgia, for joining the conversation and sharing additional insights during the Q&A.

Swipe through to hear key takeaways from the discussion and see Move with the Mayor® in action across these communities.

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How are mayors turning community health goals into action?

Tomorrow, Mayor Stephanie Terry of Evansville, Indiana, and Mayor Jayden Williams of Stockbridge, Georgia, share how they're using Move with the Mayor® to:

💠 Encourage physical activity.
💠 Strengthen social connections.
💠 Support community well-being.

From Connection to Action: Mayor-Led Approaches to Community Health

📅 Wednesday, June 24
🕛 12–12:45 p.m. ET

Hosted by the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention and the African American Mayors Association: https://t.co/RrYdTLuK9C

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There's still time to register for today's virtual briefing.

Closing Gaps Between Cardiovascular Screening and Treatment begins at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Join a multidisciplinary panel offering patient, clinical, pharmacy, research, and payer perspectives as they discuss practical strategies to help more patients benefit from evidence-based cardiovascular care.

Register now: https://t.co/hF5zpUj8mr

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Health care systems often measure screening. Dr. Michael Cropp argues they must also reward control.

In this interview, he explores how value-based care, team-based care, technology, and payment reform can help improve management of hypertension, cholesterol, and diabetes.

Hear more from Dr. Cropp during the June 15 briefing, “Closing Gaps Between Cardiovascular Screening and Treatment.”

Register: https://t.co/hF5zpUj8mr

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Despite major advances in cardiovascular screening, too many patients never receive the timely, effective treatment needed to improve outcomes.

Join us today from 12:30–1:30 p.m. ET for a conversation about how health systems are helping more patients benefit from evidence-based care.

Hear from a multidisciplinary panel offering patient, clinical, pharmacy, research, and payer perspectives.

Register now: https://t.co/hF5zpUj8mr

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Many patients see their pharmacist far more often than they see their physician.

Benjamin Bluml discusses how pharmacists can improve medication adherence, strengthen care coordination, and help patients stay on track with treatment.

Hear more from Bluml during the June 15 briefing, “Closing Gaps Between Cardiovascular Screening and Treatment.”

Register now: https://t.co/hF5zpUj8mr

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“Everyone needs a primary care clinician.”

Dr. Ada Stewart discusses why primary care, team-based care, medication access, and care coordination remain essential to improving cardiovascular outcomes.

Hear more from Dr. Stewart during the June 15 briefing, “Closing Gaps Between Cardiovascular Screening and Treatment.”

Register now: https://t.co/hF5zpUj8mr

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