Repeats every month on the fourth Monday until Sun Dec 30 2012 except Mon Dec 26 2011, Mon May 28 2012, Mon Dec 24 2012. Also includes Tue May 29 2012.
Repeats every month on the second Monday until Wed Dec 26 2012 except Mon Oct 08 2012, Mon Nov 12 2012. Also includes Tue Oct 09 2012, Tue Nov 13 2012.
An international coalition of families, individuals, non-profit organizations, support groups, and health professionals participate in a campaign to increase public awareness of Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Heart Disease. CHD Awareness Week is an annual awareness effort to help educate the public about Congenital Heart Defects. Participants include individuals, local support groups, national and local organizations and congenital cardiology centers throughout the world!
The day was founded by 5 National Organizations (Concerned Black Men Inc, of Philadelphia; Health Watch Information and Promotion Services, Inc; Jackson State University-Mississippi Urban Research; National Black Alcoholism and Addiction Council; and National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS). This awareness day is overseen by the National BHAAD Strategic Leadership Council. There are 4 primary targets of the day: education, testing, involvement and treatment. Healthy Black Communities (HBC) serves as the lead organization for this mobilizing initiative.