When is World Heart Day?

September 29th.

On September 29th, 2023, we will celebrate the 24th World Heart Day. World Heart Day, determined by the World Heart Federation, was established on 1999 once a year. September 24th, 2000 is the first World Heart Day, and the last Sunday in September is World Heart Day every year thereafter. From 20 1 1 to September 29th every year. The purpose is to spread the knowledge about heart health to the whole world and make the public realize that life needs a healthy heart.

The purpose of setting up World Heart Day is to arouse people's awareness of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors (lack of exercise, smoking, etc.). ); At the same time, as a means to prevent cardiovascular diseases, carry out publicity activities to control risk factors. Its purpose is to encourage people to change their static lifestyle into positive actions, and gradually carry out actions to control the risk factors of heart disease from the beginning of exercise.

origin

The heart is the only organ that cannot rest for a moment. When human life begins to be conceived in the maternal embryo, the heart works day and night. The occurrence of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and cardiomyopathy has made the already overwhelmed heart worse.

Seriously threaten human health and life, so as to arouse public attention to cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors (hypertension, obesity, lack of exercise, nutritional imbalance, smoking, etc.). ), the World Heart Federation designated the last Sunday of September as World Heart Day in 1999.

The eternal theme of World Heart Day is "Healthy Heart, Happy Life". The purpose of doing this is to appeal to people to abandon bad eating habits and hobbies, so that everyone can have a healthy heart and enjoy a happy life.