February 14th is CHD Awareness Day (Congenital Heart Defects)
Some interesting facts to think about…
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Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 birth defect. (Source: March of Dimes)
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Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD. (Source: Children’s Heart Foundation)
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The American Heart Association directs only $0.30 of every dollar donated toward research. The remainder goes toward administration, education and fundraising efforts. Of the $0.30 that goes toward research only $0.01 goes toward pediatric cardiology for CHD. (Source: Children’s Heart Foundation)
- Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward Congenital Heart Defect research. (Source: Children’s Heart Foundation)
More interesting CHD reading can be found at www.learnaboutchd.blogspot.com
Bmarchant on January 29th, 2009
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