MWTM Physical Activity

Mayors use Move with the Mayor to encourage residents to protect and improve their health and to make their communities more active and accessible. Mayors are using Move with the Mayor messaging, policy recommendations, and other tools to empower and protect community members from COVID-19 and improve cardiovascular health and health equity.

MOVE WITH THE MAYOR™ (MWTM)

A national initiative that works with mayors across the country to challenge their communities to be more physically active. Mayors encourage their communities to be physically active to lower their chances of heart disease and its risk factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Adult Vaccination Initiative
Flu Vaccination Initiative

FEATURED RESOURCES

Physical Activity Challenge Tracker

MWTM Communication Toolkits

MWTM Brand Logos

Move with the Mayor: City Examples

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Participating Cities

Participating Mayors

Daniel Horrigan

Akron, Ohio

Mike Coffman

Aurora, CO

William Bo Perkinson

Athens, TN

Jeffery Schielke

Batavia, IL

Sharon Weston Broome

Baton Rouge, LA

Susan Trimnal Holley

Bethune, SC

Bill Rawls Jr.

Brownsville, TN

Alfred Mae Drakeford

Camden, SC

Mike Tyrrell

Campton Hills, IL

Lori Bagwell

Carson City, NV

Maria Rivera

Central Falls, RI

Mark Pietrowski

Cortland, IL

Sean R. McDermott

Countryside, IL

Don Walters

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Rachel Proctor

Desoto, TX

Rochelle Robinson

Douglasville, GA

David Kaptain

Elgin, IL

Melissa Emmons

Elgin, SC

Jack Tibbs Jr.

Eufaula, AL

Kelly Burke

Evergreen Park, IL

Christina Muryn

Findlay, OH

Acquanetta Warren

Fontana, CA

George McGill

Fort Smith, AR

Keith Ogle

Frankfort, IL

Jud Ashman

Gaithersburg, MD

Kevin Burns

Geneva, IL

Chodri Ma Khokhar

Glendale Heights, IL

Eric Genrich

Green Bay, WI

Errick D. Simmons

Greenville, MS

Mike Reid, Jr.

Hampshire, IL

Rodney Craig

Hanover Park, IL

Debra March

Henderson, NV

Mitch Roth

Hilo, HI

Ben Winkelman

Hoquiam, WA

Steve Williams

Huntington, WV

Chokwe Lumumba

Jackson, MS

David Scheffler

Lancaster, OH

Ken Thurston

Lauderhill, FL

Frank Scott Jr.

Little Rock, AR

Will Hill

Louisville, MS

Nikylan Knapper

Maplewood, MO

John Browne

McAlester, OK

Rick Nelson

Middlesboro, KY

Sangeetha Rayapati

Moline, IL

Roland Dykes III

Newport, TN

Mark Gaffino

North Aurora, IL

Paul Leon

Ontario, CA

Glenn A. Johnson

Pullman, WA

Mike Troup

Quincy, IL

Levar Stoney

Richmond, VA

Rick Reinbold

Richton Park, IL

Kim Norton

Rochester, MN

Karen Alexander

Salisbury, NC

James Perkins Jr.

Selma, AL

Adrian Perkins

Shreveport, LA

Ken Wray

Sleepy Hollow, IL

Kevin Lincoln

Stockton, CA

Catherine Cercone Miller

Struthers, OH

Doyle Lowe

Sweetwater, TN

Michelle J. Gomez

Tamarac, FL

Raleigh York, Jr.

Thomasville, NC

Lawrence G. Haygood, Jr

Tuskegee, AL

Karmolette O’Gilvie

Twentynine Palms, CA

Mike Troup

Quincy, IL

Katie Rosenberg

Wausau, WI

Ruben Pineda

West Chicago, IL

Nunzio Pulice

Wood Dale, IL

MWTM Case Studies

JOIN ACTIVE PEOPLE, HEALTHY NATION

STEP IT UP! SUCCESS ROADMAP

Adult Vaccination Initiative

Flu Initiative

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba - Jackson, MS - Move with the Mayor

Move with the Mayor 2020 - A Year in Review

West Chicago Mayor Pineda Launches Year 4 of MWTM

Get to Know Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn

Mayor Kim Norton Highlights Active Movement in Rochester, MN

Mayor Don Walters Encourages Residents to Actively Enjoy Downtown Cuyahoga Falls

Thank you to this dynamic group of mayors!

For introducing the @usmayors resolution calling on cities to carry out the U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Pictured L to R: John Clymer – Executive Director, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention; Hon. James Mayo, Mayor, Monroe, LA; Hon. Levar Stoney, Mayor, Richmond, VA; Hon. Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President, Baton Rouge, LA; Hon. Christina Muryn, Mayor, Findlay, OH; Hon. Steve Benjamin, Mayor, Columbia, SC, ’18-’19 President, US Conference of Mayors

Baton Rouge Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome on Move with the Mayor

Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther - Move with the Mayor

What Mayors Are Saying:

“That’s why we’ve joined together to launch Move with the Mayor in West Chicago. It’s a month-long series of walks to save lives by getting people on the road to a healthier heart. Each Saturday in September, we will designate a different neighborhood route that will get us moving for 30 minutes.”

—Mayor Ruben Pineda, West Chicago, IL
“I joined Move With the Mayor because I want the citizens and constituents of my community to enjoy an abundant life and that means a healthy life. You see here in south Louisiana we have great food and we love our food. But we also have health challenges like heart disease and diabetes and obesity. I want to lead by example and encourage, motivate and cheer my community on towards a healthy lifestyle.”

—Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, LA
“It’s a great opportunity to get out and about with our neighbors here in this city, get moving: do our part around wellness, reducing our risk for cardiovascular disease, a great chance to talk with our neighbors about what’s going on in their lives, a great way to reduce stress, improve our mental and emotional well-being.”

—Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus, OH
“Ohio outpaces most of the U.S. in cases of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, physical inactivity and obesity. We can do something about that and become a role model for other cities and states across the country. I am glad to join mayors across the state to make a difference.”

—Mayor Christina Muryn, Findlay, OH