The Heart Foundation of Malaysia
"I used ♥ to: I used my heart to inspire change "
The Heart Foundation of Malaysia started the World Heart Day awareness program on the 1st September 2024 sponsored by Nestle Omega Plus Malaysia. Subsequently a few other community programs of heart awareness was done in villages, shopping malls and also partnership with other NGOs and private sectors. A week before the celebration, press release was done sending to all multimedia for the World Heart Day celebration will be held on the 29th September 2024 at Wisma YJM.
On the 29th of September 2024 the World Heart Day celebration started with participants registration a early as 7.30am. This was followed up with heart health screening (blood pressure measurement, body mass index, blood test for cholesterol and glucose levels, dietary advice). Then physical dance exercise was done with music and dancers followed by brisk walking around the nearby water retention lake and garden. Breakfast was given to the participants.
The participants also were treated on talks about heart health and air pollution, CPR demonstration, children healthy food cooking demonstration, senior citizen healthy lifestyle talk. The program of the day ended up by destressing the mind and heart from mental and emotional diseases, easy exercise with music, songs, easy movement exercise through traditional and modern dancing. Participants was excited to participate with all the movement of the music and dances; 200 participants took part in the program.