ANTIGO - More people in Langlade County will die from heart disease than any other cause of death. Death rates due to heart disease in the county are 50 percent higher than the state average.
Langlade Hospital and the Langlade County Health Coalition want to change those trends. The groups launched "The Beat Goes On" campaign Tuesday morning. It's a year-long educational campaign that will raise awareness about heart disease, promote healthy lifestyles, and teach people to make positive changes.
"One of the things people told us is [that they] want to learn more about prevention and wellness," says Dave Schneider, CEO of Langlade Hospital. "You think you can get on the computer, pull up the screen, and read all about heart disease. But people want education. They want interaction with professionals and experts."
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Perhaps there is some relationship of the health problems to all the farms that use chemicals in the area. Can this really be equated to diet and exercise? What research is there to show this?
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