A DAY FOR HEARTS - Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day
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Help Spread Awareness About Congenital Heart Defects
A DAY FOR HEARTS on February 14th gives our vibrant networked online community the chance to participate in a humane cause: Promoting Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects.
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are a lethal constellation of heart birth defects affecting millions of infants and children worldwide; a killer that claims thousands of lives every year.
You Can Help Too
Help Spread CHD Awareness
- How YOU Can Help
- Make a Donation - Save a Life
- The 10 Day CHD Blog Challenge
- The Squidoo for CHD Challenge
- About the Dr.Mani CHD Foundation
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Since 1999, February 14th has been observed as 'A Day for Hearts - Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness Day'. This year, I'm using new Web technologies to spread the word.
By tapping into the massive reach and influence of two hot online media - blogs and social networks like MySpace and Squidoo - I'm hoping to get the message of CHD awareness in front of at least half million people in the weeks ahead. Already over 220 partipants in the blog and Squidoo 'challenges' have brought 30,000 visitors to our informative website, CHDinfo.com
Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day is a global publicity event that focuses attention on the deadly problem of heart defects in kids. The aim: to spread awareness about the problem and raise funds to help children from poor families.
7 out of every 1000 children have CHD, making it the most common birth defect. Few people realize more babies are born with congenital heart defects than with Spina Bifida, Down's syndrome and hearing loss.
As the Chairman of the Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation, a non-profit founded in Chennai, India, to create awareness and raise funds to sponsor life-saving heart surgery for underprivileged children, I co-ordinate efforts to try and make a difference.
Our CHD Awareness Activities
How does the CHD Foundation help?
The CHD Foundation addresses the problem by freely making available information about heart birth defects to parents and families, spreading awareness through media events like CHD Awareness Day, and funding expensive heart operations supported by donations from well-wishers and sponsors.
By linking this event to another day for hearts - Valentine's Day - you have one more chance to express your love this year in a very special way - by drawing attention to the thousands of little children affected by heart birth defects.
For more information on how you can help, and participate in the CHD blog or Squidoo 'challenges' please visit http://www.CHDinfo.com
Make a Lens for CHD - Join the 'contest' and help get the word out to as many people as you can. Get details - click here
Congenital Heart Defects
The Bookstore
The Parent's Guide to Children's Congenital Heart Defects: What They Are, How to Treat Them, How to Cope With Them
Amazon Price: (as of 07/11/2009) 
The Heart of a Child: What Families Need to Know about Heart Disorders in Children (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
Cardiac Kids: A Book for Families Who Have a Child With Heart Disease
Amazon Price: (as of 07/11/2009)
Congenital Heart Defects Links
Useful Resources About Heart Birth Defects
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Let's Squidoo To Save A Child's Heart!
If you're participating in this "Squidoo To Save A Child's Heart" project, please sign the guestbook. Our visitors want to see your lens too :)
perfecta wrote...
Hello Dr. Mani,
Hoping this helps build awareness for CHD. What you do for so many is truly awesome. The world would be truly blessed with more people in it like you. Thank you for all you do. Lynda
http://www.squidoo.com/drmaniandcongenitalheartdefects
Posted February 04, 2008
Fit_Guy wrote...
I have two little children and agree that a child's life is VERY precious. 5 stars and lens rolled to give you more props!
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Posted August 19, 2007
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Posted June 24, 2007
RedPenAnni wrote...
Dr Mani is the best guy online. Unlike so many others he always provide true and honest information.
Dr. Mani is a most wonderful human being on many levels. God Bless you and your work.
Posted June 22, 2007
wscheu wrote...
Great lens and well put together. Thanks for the reminder, I missed it this year, but not need year. http://www.squidoo.com/yeast-infections-cures/
Posted June 05, 2007
hemant_p_gokhale wrote...
Dear Dr Mani
I am ( 45 years old ) from Pune.I have VSD ( 5mm ) with aneurysm formation. My cardiothoracic surgeon has advised surgical execution of aneurysm and closure of VSD.
I have tried to make my contribution towards this human cause
http://www.squidoo.com/vsd/
Regards
Heman
Posted May 18, 2007
epreneur wrote...
Dr. Mani, thank you for giving us a tangible way to be a part of helping others to become aware of this very serious yet little-publicized childhood health condition. It is my privilege to assist you in this endeavor with my own lens, http://www.squidoo.com/aheartforthechildren/ .
Posted February 13, 2007
sankarm wrote...
Dr.Mani
You are doing wonderful work. Making Children happy, healthy and safe is doing investing and giving yourself to the future. There can be no other higher noble effort as a human than what you are doing
Best wishes
sankar
Posted February 08, 2007
by drmani
A child's life is precious.
VERY precious.
It's loss - crushing. Mind numbing.
It may be Nature's law - but I don't like it. Never will.
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