This award is presented to an individual that has been effective in promoting policy change to reduce the heart disease and stroke burden on a national, state, or local level.

Dr. Goldberg was nominated by the Foundation of the National Lipid Association (NLA) for her efforts to promote early screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disorder of elevated low-density liproprotein cholesterol that, if untreated, results in premature cardiovascular disease and death. Dr. Goldberg was instrumental in bringing the topic of FH to the masses through the public awareness campaign “FH: It’s Relative–Know Your Family Cholesterol History.” The campaign basis was the NLA’s FH recommendations paper developed by a panel of experts and chaired by Dr. Goldberg, and published in the May/June 2011 Journal of Clinical Lipidology. Other educational components included patient public service announcements and tear sheets, physician radio shows and webinars, and an online resource library. For additional details visit, www.learnyourlipids.com.

Dr. Goldberg, President of the Foundation of the National Lipid Association, is a full-time faculty member in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to research and teaching activities, Dr. Goldberg treats patients at the medical school’s outpatient Center for Advanced Medicine.

About The National Lipid Association

The National Lipid Association (NLA) is a multidisciplinary non-profit membership association that serves the community of healthcare professionals who manage patients with lipid disorders and cardiovascular disease. The NLA’s public health mission is to help reduce deaths related to high cholesterol. For more information, please see the NLA Web site at: www.lipid.org.

About The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention was founded in 2001 by the American Heart Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide leadership for implementation of a public health action plan to prevent heart disease and stroke. The forum is composed of leaders from the member organizations who seek to promote cardiovascular health.

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