World Heart Day - September 29

This year in continuation from our 2011 theme of home heart health we will make 2012 the year of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among women and children because:

 Women/children and CVD are not synonymous:

• CVD is commonly considered an “older persons” and a “man’s” disease
• Women underestimate their CVD risk; even though almost half of the 17.3 million annual deaths occur in women

 Children are particularly at risk, since they have little control over their environment and can be limited in choices to live heart­-healthily

 Unless action is taken to enable heart-­healthy activity, the children of today are at increased CVD risk later in life

 Women/mothers are often the « gate keeper » to their family’s health hence a key influencer in keeping their hearts healthy
More Visit: http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/awareness/world-heart-day/about-world-heart-day/