Mayor Rod Craig & Hanover Park Earn Recognition for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Efforts
Efforts led by the Mayor and Village Recognized in Challenge to Boost Physical Activity & Cardiovascular Health
Mayor Craig and Hanover Park joined more than 25 other mayors across the U.S. in “Move with the MayorTM” a nationwide initiative to reduce heart disease and stroke, the nation’s No. 1 killer, by encouraging residents to get up and get moving. In addition to promoting health and physical activity, mayors also completed the Move with the Mayor/Step it Up! Success Roadmap, which helps cities identify and strengthen programs and policies and improve health and encourage people to live healthy, active lifestyles.
““To prevent cardiovascular disease takes people and the communities working together,” said John M. Clymer, executive director of the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention. “Sitting less and moving more is a key to better health, and it is great to have Mayor Craig leading the way, and being an advocate for healthier, active lifestyles.”
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