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And I've greatly appreciated that perspective, not only working with you, but also the torch that you carry carrying on at the health department in the cardiovascular health unit. So thank you both for being with us today. All right, so let's get the ball rolling here. So, you know, I thought that, and actually both of you have been involved historically.

I thought maybe first to give the listening audience a perspective historically on we've had plans and what drove the creation of state plans. And mostly it was first, They were divided up, if I remember right. There was the cardiovascular health plans, and then there was a diabetes plan. But we'll get to the combination in a minute.

I thought maybe first to give the listening audience a perspective historically on we've had plans and what drove the creation of state plans. And mostly it was first, They were divided up, if I remember right. There was the cardiovascular health plans, and then there was a diabetes plan. But we'll get to the combination in a minute.

But what really drove the necessity historically of creating the plan? Any perspectives on that? Either one of you can just chime in.

But what really drove the necessity historically of creating the plan? Any perspectives on that? Either one of you can just chime in.

Yeah. So, Courtney. Yeah. You've been involved in the history, you know, from different angles, frankly. And I always appreciated your really good direct questions that really drove the development of plans. You oftentimes hit these questions, you know, they hit the nail on the head.

Yeah. So, Courtney. Yeah. You've been involved in the history, you know, from different angles, frankly. And I always appreciated your really good direct questions that really drove the development of plans. You oftentimes hit these questions, you know, they hit the nail on the head.

So as you reflect on the previous plans and then maybe morphing into the one that we're dealing with now, where's your head at? How do you think historically things have morphed or changed going forward?

So as you reflect on the previous plans and then maybe morphing into the one that we're dealing with now, where's your head at? How do you think historically things have morphed or changed going forward?

So one of the, one of the keys to, you know, certainly with anybody with some health education background will say that in order for, frankly, either an individual or in this sense, a community to be involved, it's one thing to show interest. It's another to show ownership and move with it. Okay. So my question is, you know, as I reviewed the plan There are great goals.

So one of the, one of the keys to, you know, certainly with anybody with some health education background will say that in order for, frankly, either an individual or in this sense, a community to be involved, it's one thing to show interest. It's another to show ownership and move with it. Okay. So my question is, you know, as I reviewed the plan There are great goals.

There are great strategies. As you developed them all and were engaged with community representatives, did you get a sense that they're going to run with it? They're really going to embrace it and run with it or not?

There are great strategies. As you developed them all and were engaged with community representatives, did you get a sense that they're going to run with it? They're really going to embrace it and run with it or not?

You know, what we all hope is that they aren't just phrases on a piece of paper, but they're really something that people and communities, organizations can really get engaged with and excited about. Did you get that sense?

You know, what we all hope is that they aren't just phrases on a piece of paper, but they're really something that people and communities, organizations can really get engaged with and excited about. Did you get that sense?

Yeah. Yeah. So, all right. Um, you know, we're talking, you know, to our audience out here, we're talking with two epidemiologists here, you know, who have a strong, shall we say data, strong in inquisitive Sherlock Holmes types of minds. Okay. So I'll be honest with you that the situation in the state of Minnesota isn't great. You know, it was reported in the plan that

Yeah. Yeah. So, all right. Um, you know, we're talking, you know, to our audience out here, we're talking with two epidemiologists here, you know, who have a strong, shall we say data, strong in inquisitive Sherlock Holmes types of minds. Okay. So I'll be honest with you that the situation in the state of Minnesota isn't great. You know, it was reported in the plan that

correct me if I'm wrong, that there were over 8,500 residents that died from cardiovascular disease, 2,400 around that that died from stroke, 1,500 died from complications of diabetes. So, you know, woe the years that certainly I was involved in the arena. The question that remains is, is from an epidemiological standpoint, are things getting better? Are things getting worse?

correct me if I'm wrong, that there were over 8,500 residents that died from cardiovascular disease, 2,400 around that that died from stroke, 1,500 died from complications of diabetes. So, you know, woe the years that certainly I was involved in the arena. The question that remains is, is from an epidemiological standpoint, are things getting better? Are things getting worse?

Are we at the same place? Or do we just assume that we're all going to die from something? And guess what? Those happen to be, you know, for human beings at this stage of the game, at least, cancer, number one in the state of Minnesota, then cardiovascular stroke, diabetes. Are we just going to deal with it like that going forward? And I'm talking from an epidemiological standpoint now.