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CDC 's Executive Director, Dr Larry Sperling for the Million Heart project Timestamps: (00:40) One of America’s top doctors (02:45) Live to the beat campaign (05:50) Start small live big campaign (06:17) Release the pressure campaign (06:50) Rural communities and health education (08:55) How can birth centers benefit from the CDC (11:58) Million Hearts (12:35) Health promotion and disease prevention is a marathon CDC’s Million Hearts executive director, Dr. Larry Sperling, joins Dr. Bola Sogade again for this episode. The two doctors continue their discussion surrounding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campaign, Million Hearts. This campaign provides strategies and resources for both health professionals and patients to prevent one million cardiovascular events in five years. Other campaigns such as Live to the Beat, Start Small Live Big and Release the Pressure are discussed. One in five Americans live in a rural community. Because of this, it is important that projects such as Million Hearts can reach individuals in rural areas as well. Dr. Sperling explains that Million Hearts is not only about the partnership between public health and clinical care but also with partners at the community level. Local communities can also get involved with health education and promotion. Dr. Sogade explains how free-standing birth centers accredited by the commission for the accreditation of birth centers are a high-value option for maternal care and can also complement hospital care. These birth centers are capable of meeting the triple vision of health care by improving the experience of care, improving the health of the population, and reducing the per capita cost of care. How can birth centers benefit from the CDC? The CDC is available to all no matter the distance through its website, phone, email, and live agents. Dr. Sperling discusses the various divisions in the CDC, such as the division of reproductive health, and how they are useful to different groups of people. Not only is Dr. Larry Sperling a profound doctor, but he is also a marathon runner. He gives a comparison between his personal training and health promotion and disease prevention. The two are both marathons, not a sprint. Health promotion and disease prevention require awareness, preparation, resilience, and a team approach. Thank you Dr. Larry Sperling for joining Cocoa Pods and sharing the mission of Million Hearts with all of us. #cdc #millionhearts #cardiovascularhealth #hearthealth #birthcenters #hearher #womenshealth #obgyn #cardiovascularawareness #ruralhealth