September 23, 2005
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

U.S. Embassy Supports Run/Walk and Health Fair on World Heart Day

On Sunday, September 25, the U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the City of Belgrade, is supporting a fun run/walk and health fair on Ada Ciganlija to promote public awareness of heart and blood vessel disease, and how to prevent it.

Heart and blood vessel disease is the number one killer of adults throughout the developed world. Working together, we can treat this disease -- but we can also take charge of our own health and work to avoid the risk of heart attack by not smoking, controlling our blood pressure, detecting and treating diabetes and high cholesterol, and keeping up a program of proper diet and exercise.

The U.S. Embassy is supporting this important initiative because we believe that one of the many ways we can work with the people of Serbia and Montenegro to build a stronger country is to help the public health community to build a stronger and healthier people -- by helping to get out the message about what every citizen of Serbia and Montenegro can do to live longer and healthier.

The registration for the run/walk will begin at 9 am and is open to all. The runners and walkers will begin the event at 10 am, with the runners doing a full 7.7 km lap of Savsko Lake, while the walkers will enjoy a separate 3 km route.

We invite all interested citizens to take part in this free event. Special commemorative t-shirts will be given to the first 1000 participants in the run/walk. A raffle for prizes for the run/walk participants will be held directly after the event.

Press interested in covering the event should be at the start line by 9:30 am in order to be able to attend the official event launch and the start of the run/walk.

From left to right: Dr. Tomica Milosavljevic, Serbian Minister of Health; Vlade Divac, basketball player; HRH Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic; Ambassador Michael C. Polt; Mrs. Polt at the opening

S leva na desno: dr. Tomica Milosavljević, Ministar zdravlja Srbije; Vlade Divac, košarkaš; NjKV Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar Karađorđević; ambasador Majkl K. Polt; gospođa Polt na otvaranju

Ambassador Polt addresses the audience

Ambasador Polt se obraća prisutnima

Start of the race

Start trke

Start of the race

Start trke

23. septembar, 2005
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

AMBASADA SAD PODRŽAVA "TRČI I ŠETAJ" MANIFESTACIJU I SAJAM ZDRAVLJA NA SVETSKI DAN SRCA

U nedelju 25. septembra, ambasada SAD u saradnji sa Ministarstvom zdravlja Republike Srbije i Gradom Beogradom, podržaće održavanje "Trči i šetaj" manifestacije i sajma zdravlja na Adi Ciganliji u cilju informisanja građana o bolestima srca i krvnih sudova i merama prevencije.

Bolesti srca i krvnih sudova su najčešći uzročnik smrtnosti odraslog stanovništva u razvijenim zemljama. Zajedničkim naporima možemo da lečimo ove bolesti ali takođe treba da vodimo računa o vlastitom zdravlju i smanjimo rizike od srčanih udara kroz mere kao što su prevencija pušenja, kotrolisanje krvnog pritiska, dijagnostikovanje i lečenje dijabetisa i visokog nivoa holesterola, kao i sprovođenje dijetetskog programa ishrane uz fizičke aktivnosti.

Ambasada SAD podržava ovu važnu inicijativu jer verujemo da je ovo jedan od mnogih načina saradnje sa narodom Srbije i Crne Gore u izgradnji snažne zemlje kroz poboljšanje zdravlja ljudi i obaveštavanje građana Srbije i Crne Gore o načinima očuvanja zdravlja.

Registracija za "Trči i šetaj" manifestaciju počinje u 9 časova ujutru i otvorena je za sve zainteresovane učesnike. Trkači na stazi oko Savskog jezera od 7.7 km i hodači na stazi od 3 km će od 10 časova ujutru započeti sa trkama.

Pozivamo sve zainteresovane građane da uzmu učešće u ovoj manifestaciji. Prvih 1000 učesnika u "Trči i šetaj" manifestaciji dobiće besplatne majce. Nakon završetka trka dobitnici nagrada biće određeni žrebom.

Novinari koji žele da daju doprinos medijskoj promociji ove manifestacije treba da budu u nedelju 25. septembra na Start liniji na Adi u 9:30 časova ujutru gde će imati priliku da prisustvuju službenom otvaranju i startu trka.

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