Thank you to Marilyn Gladu, MP (Sarnia_Lambton, ON Opposition Health Critic) for reading our statement in the House of Commons and recognizing February 14th as Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Day in Canada.
CCHA is challenging you to find your 1 in 100 Champion!
Share your video, picture or story of your 1 in 100 Champion on social media to help raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease #CHD. Tag us in your post @cchaforlife on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #1in100, #CHD, #CCHA. Not on social media - no problem. You can still share your 1 in 100 Champion video, picture or story by emailing them to us at...
Toronto Star reporter Kristin Rushowy @krushowy shining the spotlight on issue of medical records retention, a growing problem for Canadians living with CHD who had surgery as a child.
Much love to Jimmy Kimmel as he shares the emotional and heartfelt story of his family's CHD journey with their newborn son 'Billy'', born with Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Atresia.
A story that many people living with CHD, their parents and families and friends can relate to and understand.
Children pass many milestones growing up, the first day of kindergarten, the liberty of becoming a licensed driver and -going-off-to-college or university, just to name a few. Parents give the necessary “talks” about responsibility, risk and behaviour. These transitions are thought of as rites of passage.
Prepping our youth for entry into adult health care should be no different than transitioning into college, university or into the workforce. At some point, most individuals will assume responsibility for maintaining and managing their own health. There remains work to do to...
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