Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect. Children with CHD require lifelong specialized care to address nutrition, physical activity, neurodevelopment and both cardiac and non-cardiac risk factors. Access tools and resources to support coordinated care between primary care, cardiology, and other members of the care team.
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Congenital Health Public Health Consortium
The CHPHC is an unincorporated, all volunteer organization that is comprised of multiple professional associations, research groups, patient/parent advocacy groups and federal liaisons with a mission to prevent congenital heart disease and improve outcomes for affected children and adults.
Congenital Heart Defects Toolkit
Access the following toolkit of resources to learn more on how pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and family medicine physicians all play an important role in improving the continuity of care for individuals with CHD.
Professional Resources
CHD is a lifelong condition that requires specialized care. View resources related to transition, care coordination and telehealth.
Podcasts and Voices Blogs
Learn what others are saying. Listen to our podcasts and read our blog posts.
Congenital Heart Disease and the Importance of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Preventive Cardiology
Lifelong cardiac care begins with better education during youth.
Voices Blog
|July 18, 2023
Pediatrics Research Roundup, Well Water Safety, Congenital Heart Disease – Episode 145
In this episode Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, associate editor of digital media for the journal Pediatrics, shares a research roundup from the February issue. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk with Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACCT, FACMT, about the new policy statement on drinking water from private wells and risks to children. And Beverly Foster, PhD, MN, MPH, RN, offers a “Giving Voice” segment about congenital heart disease.
Pediatrics on Call
|February 7, 2023
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Last Updated
08/22/2025
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics