Visiting Capitol Hill: Prioritizing Familial Hypercholesterolemia
the Family Heart Foundation went to Capitol Hill on January 28-29 to raise awareness of Familial Hypercholesterolemia among our nation’s elected officials, and advocate for Federal funding for FH research.
Our 2019 class of 25 new volunteer FH Advocates for Awareness held 36 meetings with Congressional Offices from 21 states. the Family Heart Foundation’s FH Advocates were amazing, sharing their stories to help policy makers understand the devastating impact FH can have on families. They highlighted the incredible opportunity we all have to prevent heart disease with early diagnosis, family screening, and proactive treatment when we make FH a public health priority.