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[KARE-TV, October 24, 2011] Move over beer and brats. New Ulm restaurants will soon be known for their veggies and fruit, too. A project to end heart attacks in New Ulm is entering a new phase in November. The Turner Hall restaurant is just one of many revamping its menu as part of the next [...]

[KEYC-TV, April 6, 2011] Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Heart of New Ulm project is already showing results. KEYC-TV in Mankato reports that the heart attack rate in the southern Minnesota community has already been cut by 24 percent. Watch the full story below.

[Mankato Free Press, April 5, 2011] A 10-year community initiative to prevent the occurrence of heart attacks in New Ulm has produced some early encouraging results. The Heart of New Ulm Project is sponsored by Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. A study shows a 24 percent drop in the number of acute [...]

[Scientific American,  April 3, 2011] The town of New Ulm, Minn., some 90 miles outside of Minneapolis, is small. With a population of about 15,000, the self-proclaimed polka capital of the U.S. might not seem like the most obvious locale to roll out an aggressive, unconventional attack on heart disease. But for the past couple [...]

[WCCO-TV, Dec. 6, 2010] The number of heart attacks in New Ulm, Minnesota has dropped by 24 percent since the Heart of New Ulm Project started last year. However, project coordinators don’t take all the credit for that decrease. Businesses like J&R Schugel Trucking are teaming up with the Heart of New Ulm, a program [...]

[KARE11, Nov. 30, 2010] From high above the river valley, the massive “Herman the German” statue watches over the city of New Ulm. He should have noticed that in the past two years, the way of life around town has changed for many of the 15,000 residents. The proud Germans are trading in their beer [...]

(New Ulm Journal, Oct. 15, 2010] Those who struggle with the idea of losing a few of pounds or starting an exercise regimen may gain some insight and encouragement from Danny Cahill when he comes to New Ulm on Saturday. And, Cahill said, even those who aren’t overweight may benefit from what he has to [...]

[WCCO-TV, Oct. 14, 2010] One-and-a-half years into a ten year project and the Heart of New Ulm is already showing promising results reducing heart disease that will be showcased at the annual Heart of New Ulm Summit this weekend. The project’s director, Jeff Van Wormer, talked about the Heart of New Ulm with WCCO’s Mike [...]

[New Ulm Journal, October 6, 2010] After more than 5,200 New Ulm residents learned about their risk factors for having a heart attack in 2009, they continue to participate in a multitude of community health events throughout 2010. The New Ulm area community is invited to attend the third Annual Hearts Beat Back: The Heart [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Feb. 18, 2010] Brown county received a mix of good and bad news Wednesday when a health rankings study was released by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Each county was ranked within its state on how healthy people are and how long they live. [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio-Midday, Jan. 18, 2010] On Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday program, U.S. Senator Al Franken fielded questions on a wide range topics including several on health care. During the program he cited Allina’s Heart of New Ulm program as an example of preventive health care that will improve health and save money. Listen to [...]

[KNUJ-AM, Jan. 9, 2010] The New Ulm Medical Center hosted Congressman Tim Walz at the medical campus on Friday, January 8, to thank him for his work on behalf of the Heart of New Ulm project. Congressman Tim Walz helped secure a recent $250,000 congressional appropriation toward the Heart of New Ulm project. Hear the [...]