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Morris County proclaims Lipoprotein(a) Awareness Day as local ambassador recounts stroke scare
Summary
A Morris County proclamation designates March 24, 2026, as Lipoprotein(a) Awareness Day after a presentation by Family Heart Foundation ambassador Carol Coulter, who urged testing and shared her high Lp(a) and calcium‑score results.
Director Shaw presented a proclamation declaring March 24, 2026, Lipoprotein(a) Awareness Day in Morris County and invited Carol Coulter, an ambassador with the Family Heart Foundation, to speak about the genetic cholesterol condition.
Coulter described her diagnosis and diagnostic results, telling the board her Lp(a) test measured 547 (she said the desirable level is under 125) and that a subsequent coronary calcium score was 874 (normal is typically under 10). She said those results and clinical follow-up prompted aggressive management and participation in a clinical trial. "My Lp(a) is 547... you want it to be under a 125," Coulter told the commissioners.
Coulter said most routine lipid panels do not include Lp(a) and urged residents and clinicians to request the specific test when indicated. She distributed brochures, recommended the Family Heart Foundation's online resources and mentioned a county stroke‑survivor support group that meets monthly at the Morris County Library. She also noted that New Jersey currently does not permit direct‑to‑consumer at‑home blood collection for this testing and urged the board to consider access and equity implications.
The board adopted the proclamation and invited Coulter and her family forward for photographs. No policy action followed at the meeting; Coulter asked commissioners to spread awareness and share the foundation's materials with county residents and clinicians.
