Dr. Courtney Jordan Baechler

Yeah. Yeah. Well, it's fun to hear, you know, just like Jim saying your intro into all of this, because I realized that Jim and I actually started at the same time in terms of my involvement with the Stroke and Prevention Committee was 2007. So I remember you getting introduced. It was either my first or second meeting and how excited I was that you were joining. Now, just to put this in context.

Yeah. Yeah. Well, it's fun to hear, you know, just like Jim saying your intro into all of this, because I realized that Jim and I actually started at the same time in terms of my involvement with the Stroke and Prevention Committee was 2007. So I remember you getting introduced. It was either my first or second meeting and how excited I was that you were joining. Now, just to put this in context.

I was in the middle of my epidemiology and cardiology fellowship. So I think my mind had not been completely corrupted by medicine yet. So I did choose during my intern year to go get my public health training because I realized how broken I felt the system was.

I was in the middle of my epidemiology and cardiology fellowship. So I think my mind had not been completely corrupted by medicine yet. So I did choose during my intern year to go get my public health training because I realized how broken I felt the system was.

But what I would say is at that time, I had just come back from Finland where I got to see the North Corelia Project and the way that they had, from a country level, improved cardiovascular disease mortality by 85% over 25 years. So I knew it was possible. And I am 100% being honest with you that the one thing that gave me the most excitement and optimism was

But what I would say is at that time, I had just come back from Finland where I got to see the North Corelia Project and the way that they had, from a country level, improved cardiovascular disease mortality by 85% over 25 years. So I knew it was possible. And I am 100% being honest with you that the one thing that gave me the most excitement and optimism was

was the statewide committee where we came together around prevention of heart disease and stroke because as a clinician that rotated through five different of the leading hospitals in the Twin Cities, you realized how disjointed and fragmented it was for the human being, the community, everyone, and largely who we were and were not seeing and what stage we were and were not seeing them. So

was the statewide committee where we came together around prevention of heart disease and stroke because as a clinician that rotated through five different of the leading hospitals in the Twin Cities, you realized how disjointed and fragmented it was for the human being, the community, everyone, and largely who we were and were not seeing and what stage we were and were not seeing them. So

I just think the infrastructure that the Department of Health and both you, Stan, and Clarence has been a part of all of this, and Jim leading now, that for me, it's been a really exciting to know that we've had this infrastructure in place, that despite funding changing, we still have continued it. And now I'm the most excited I've ever been with what the 2035 plan looks like, because it looks...

I just think the infrastructure that the Department of Health and both you, Stan, and Clarence has been a part of all of this, and Jim leading now, that for me, it's been a really exciting to know that we've had this infrastructure in place, that despite funding changing, we still have continued it. And now I'm the most excited I've ever been with what the 2035 plan looks like, because it looks...

very different than the plans have looked in the past because of whose voices and thoughts have been involved, which was nobody's fault. But it's just exciting to see where we've evolved and the direction we're heading.

very different than the plans have looked in the past because of whose voices and thoughts have been involved, which was nobody's fault. But it's just exciting to see where we've evolved and the direction we're heading.

I would say in the conversations that we've had so far, absolutely to the point that we have to cut people from talking about where they see potential partnerships or ways that they'd like to use this framework and these goals to implement change. So I think that there is a lot of enthusiasm of how we can do things differently.

I would say in the conversations that we've had so far, absolutely to the point that we have to cut people from talking about where they see potential partnerships or ways that they'd like to use this framework and these goals to implement change. So I think that there is a lot of enthusiasm of how we can do things differently.

And again, I think in part because of the, as I think we'll talk about, the goals and the outcomes are different. It doesn't mean that they won't Our goal, right, is that they lead to these other things that we've been measuring for a long time.

And again, I think in part because of the, as I think we'll talk about, the goals and the outcomes are different. It doesn't mean that they won't Our goal, right, is that they lead to these other things that we've been measuring for a long time.

But rather than talking about an optimal vascular score to a community member, which isn't really right, how most people wake up and think, there's things about investing in partnerships with the community, you know, in community. improving and changing and diversifying who is a part of healthcare, making access easier.

But rather than talking about an optimal vascular score to a community member, which isn't really right, how most people wake up and think, there's things about investing in partnerships with the community, you know, in community. improving and changing and diversifying who is a part of healthcare, making access easier.

I mean, all these things that people say, yeah, I waited an hour on a 15 minute lunch break yesterday to try to get into my primary care and ultimately just sat on hold the whole time, you know, well, there you go. Like that's not gonna, that's not gonna work. But when they hear things that resonate with them, there's interest.

I mean, all these things that people say, yeah, I waited an hour on a 15 minute lunch break yesterday to try to get into my primary care and ultimately just sat on hold the whole time, you know, well, there you go. Like that's not gonna, that's not gonna work. But when they hear things that resonate with them, there's interest.