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Dr. Susan Lynch is a pediatrician who works as a pediatric lipid specialist at the Cholesterol Treatment Center at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. As New Hampshire’s first lady, Susan is working to draw more attention to the problem of childhood obesity, and to encourage healthy eating habits and regular exercise for New Hampshire’s children. In addition to speaking across the state about ways to prevent childhood obesity, Susan serves as the spokesperson for the new physical activity program “Walk NH,” which is designed to teach children ages 6 to 12 how to have fun getting in shape. Any child can participate by pledging to walk the equivalent of either the length – 190 miles – or the width – 70 miles – of New Hampshire. Children can do it on their own or in teams with friends and family members. The miles add up by walking to school, taking a hike, or just strolling around the neighborhood over the course of several months. Recently the program has expanded to encourage adults to participate. Susan is also working to improve access to preventative health care for children, to reduce underage drinking, and to promote New Hampshire arts and artists. She also works to promote literacy and serves as a Reading Ambassador through her participation in the Scholastic Read program. She is the honorary chair of the Governor’s Arts Awards, and the honorary chair of March of Dimes Walk America in New Hampshire. Susan is involved with the national programs Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition. She has been active in her community serving as a trustee on the Northeast Cholesterol Foundation, the Concord Community Music School Board, the NH Division of Children, Youth and Families Advisory Board, Concord Hospital’s Healthy Beginnings Endowment Advisory Board and the Today’s Parent TV Show Board. She has also been an active volunteer in the local public schools. She was born and raised in Saugus, Massachusetts, graduating from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts with a B.A. in Biologic Science in 1976 and a M.D. from the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1986. Completing her pediatric internship at Tuft’s New England Medical Center’s Floating Hospital in Boston, she finished her pediatric residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH. Susan practiced general pediatrics at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic in Concord before going on to complete the lipid training programs at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and through the National Lipid Association. Her professional memberships include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the NH Medical Society, the NH Pediatric Society, the National Lipid Association and Northeast Lipid Association. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Lipids. In 2006, the New Hampshire Pediatric Society named Susan the Public Citizen of the Year. She was also awarded the Champion for Children Award by the New Hampshire School Administrator Association. Susan met her husband, John when they worked together at Friendly Ice Cream as teenagers. They have been married for 29 years and are the parents of three children, Jacqueline, Julia, and Hayden.