Mission
Heartful Healings is a 501(c)(3) committed to decreasing behavioral risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in low-income communities in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area.
By volunteering, donating, and spreading the word, you can help our mission ♡
What are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)?
As defined by WHO, CVDs "are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels".
What is a behavioral risk factor?
As defined by the NCI, a risk factor is "something that increases the chance of developing a disease". Behavioral risk factors, thus, are behaviors that increase the chance of developing a disease. Examples of behavioral risk factors for CVDs include stress, a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, tobacco use, etc.
Statistics
In the United States, 1 person dies every 33 seconds from CVDs.
CVDs are the leading cause of death not only in the United States but globally. In 2022, 702,880 people in the United States died from CVDs. In 2021, 20.5 million people globally died from CVDs.
Over the last 30 years, CVD deaths increased by 60% globally.
Over 2/3 of CVD deaths are in low- and middle-income countries.
A study found that changing lifestyle while using "Polycap could reduce CVDs events by as much as 80%".
60-70% of excess heart disease in low-income Americans has been attributed to poverty.