While learning lessons about how
to take care of their own hearts,
students will be raising funds to
help children with 'special hearts'.
Eight of every 1,000 children in
the United States is born with a
congenital heart defect.
Money raised by the Kids Heart
Challenge™ will help the American
Heart Association to help kids and
others live longer, healthier lives.
Kids will be jumping rope, playing
basketball, dancing and doing
obstacle courses at school. Every
activity gives kids a chance to get
moving for healthy hearts and raise
money to help others too.
Is your school participating in the
Kids Heart Challenge™? Have your
adult tell us about it on the Official
Kids Mag Facebook page!
CONGENITAL
The word "congenital"
(pronounced
kuhn-jen-i-tl)
means a condition that
exists at birth. A congenital
heart defect happens when
a person's heart, or the
blood vessels
near the heart, don't
develop normally
before someone is born.
Sometimes kids don't find
out they have a congenital
heart defect until later
in life, when it causes a
problem with their health.
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