Philanthropy
Heart Disease
Beta Chi Theta in assocation with American Heart Association
Why Heart Disease awareness:
• Coronary heart disease kills more than 7 million people each year
• By 2010, India will bear 60% of the worlds CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) burden. Indians around the world have the highest rate of heart disease
• More than 30% of deaths from heart attacks in South Asians occur in those younger than 65 years of age, a rate double that of the U.S. national average
Beating Heart Disease Week - TBA