Why become part of the CCHA community?
- Piece of mind for you and your family with Guaranteed Life Insurance for ages 40+ (with no medical evaluation)
- Comprehensive Health and Dental plan and Travel Insurance which covers pre-existing conditions
- Access to the CardiacKey™ that you can carry with you. The key contains an encrypted detailed history of your condition that can be used by doctors worldwide. You no longer have to worry about remembering your or your child's exact CHD medical details in case of emergency!
- CCHA’s peer support and mentoring programs
- Regular updates on what's happening in the CHD community via our e-newsletter
Other important benefits:
- To help CCHA save lives by educating patients with heart defects on how to protect their health.
- To help CCHA improve the lives of heart defect patients by offering needed support, education, and resources.
- To help empower heart defect patients to advocate for themselves and their community.
- To help patients with heart defects share stories, make new friends, and trade support and information.
- To keep informed of the latest breakthroughs in congenital heart defect (CHD) care, by receiving regular newsletters and attending events and conferences.
- To help CCHA educate the local and national media, medical community, government, and the general public about the life-long needs of heart defect patients.
- To support CCHA’s commitment to work with other CHD organizations around the world to improve the lives of Canadians with CHD.
- To assist us in lobbying The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada for funds to assist congenital clinics across the country.
- To support the CCHA to allow us to work on your behalf to support all CHD patients in Canada.
