The grand prize winner of two airplane tickets to anywhere in the continental U.S. was Trudy West. She was able to log 291 miles!. 3,740 individuals walked at least 100 miles and sent in their scorecards.

The Healthy Rivalry for small team winner was Roller Molars. The medium team winner was Poe Power. And the large team winner was Public Health Pacers. 227 team scorecards involving 3,494 team members were received. 2,806 of these team members reached their 100 mile goal. That’s over 80%! Way to go, teams!

Congratulations to all who “went the extra mile”! Exercise is a great reward in itself, and you’ll win every day.

CardioVision 2020 has challenged Olmsted County residents to adopt five personal lifestyle goals, and a community objective has been to have 10,000 people commit to all of the goals. As of August 1, 2001, we are over that 10,000 mark! Please join us in celebrating success!

The Interantional Quit&Win 2002 attacted some 700,000 smokers (and users of tobacco products) in some 80 countries! (We are still collecting information from the organizers!!!) You have again significantly increased the number of participants in the Quit&Win contest – GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!

AND THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE WINNERS ARE...

The winners of the international prizes were drawn in Cyprus on the 7th June 2002. The winner of super prize of USD 10,000 is the first prize winner of the contest in Quebec, Canada. The six regional prizes of USD 2,500 went to Mauritius (AFRO), Iran (EMRO), Germany (EURO), Cuba (PAHO), Indonesia (SEARO) and China (WPRO). The international prize for the health professional’s contest went to Lithuania.

The super prize will be awarded to the lucky Canadian winner on the 1st July at the 18th International UICC Cancer Congress in Oslo, Norway. WHO Director-General Dr Gro Harlem Bruntland and Dr Pekka Puska, the chairman of the International Quit&Win Steering Committee, will present the prize in an Award Ceremony at the Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel’s room on the 33rd floor with magnificent view of the beautiful capital of Norway.

We congratulate all our Olmsted County participants.

The $1,000 local first prize went to Robert Kline, a Mayo, radiology/oncology physicist. Robert’s daughter is waiting for a heart/lung transplant and he felt ashamed that he was still smoking. This was the first time he has attempted to quit.

The $500 second prize went to Jason Rizzo of Rochester City Lines. Jason has tried quitting before.

The $250 third prize went to Joyce Rodgers. Joyce used a patch to help quit, and can’t believe how much time she wasted smoking! She didn’t exercise before because it was too painful, but she is able to move more easily now.

The $1,000 healthcare worker prize went to Stacy Titterington a Home healthcare worker. Stacy’s life is better since she quit – she has started running and working out and feels great! Stacy planned on quitting for a month and started exercising because she didn’t want to gain weight.

The $1,000 recruiter prize went to Virginia Erbe. Virginia recruited a sister who unfortunately didn’t quit smoking.

Congratulations to all who participated! Being smoke-free is a great reward in itself.

Congratulations to Dr. Sharonne Hayes of CardioVision 2020! Dr. Hayes was recently honored as the recipient of the 2002 Nanette Wenger Award for excellence in women’s Healthcare presented at the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease’s annual meeting in Washington, DC. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to and significant achievement in efforts to reduce heart disease in women.

This is a wonderful testimony to the hard work and perseverance by Dr. Hayes and her colleagues and staff to bring Mayo’s Women’s Heart Clinic into national prominence. Congratulations to Dr. Hayes and the staff of Women’s Heart Clinic for this recognition and achievement.

CardioVision 2020’s runner logo will now identify Sodexho-catered foods that meet CardioVision 2020’s guidelines for healthy food choices. To receive the runner logo, entrees must contain 1000 mg or less of sodium and 500 or fewer calories, of which no more than seven percent come from saturated fat. The CardioVision 2020 menu labeling program, used in Mayo employee cafeterias as well as many Olmsted County restaurants and vending machines, is now fully operational in the Sodexho catering service at Mayo Clinic. People ordering food service for meeting meals can request that some or all box lunches or buffet items meet CardioVision 2020 guidelines.

Becky Hoffman of CardioVision 2020 received the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Champion of Health Award on Monday, April 22, 2002. Dr. Steve Eisenberg presented the award to Becky at a dinner held in her honor.

Congratulations Becky and many thanks for the thousands of hours you’ve invested in Olmsted County to make it a better place to live for everyone!

CardioVision 2020 awarded prizes for the Weigh & Win challenge on Wednesday, January 16, 2002. Participants met the challenge by maintaining – or even losing – weight over the holidays thereby breaking the holiday weight-gain pattern.

The $500 Grand Prize winner was Shelly Weaver. Congratulations to all who participated!