Title: CHD Awareness - Mended Hearts
Headings: CHD Awareness
CHD Awareness
General Tips for Creating Awareness
CHD Awareness Week Activities
Awareness Activities Year Round

Content: A local Mended Hearts chapter ( www.mendedhearts.org) as they are often participating in heart disease awareness activities during Heart Month. Coordination with other groups ideally helps to maximize visibility for the issue and leverages the strengths of the organizations. Remember, the goal should be to create awareness of the issues first and foremost rather than focusing on organizational positioning. Much can be gained by approaching efforts in a cooperative, coordinated and unified manner. To do otherwise dilutes the collective effectiveness, power and passion of all involved. Use existing materials and localize/customize. Many organizations have a wealth of materials already in existence for groups to customize and use in their areas. If you look under CHD Resources on the Mended Little Hearts Website, you will find links to information that different organizations have created. You can find proclamation samples and request letters at www.tchin.org .Please don’t use fill-in-the-blank news releases, proclamation request letters, letters to the editor, and other materials that need to be customized as is and send to newspaper, radio and TV outlets in the community. Use media resources.