LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO PASS BILL HR 3771

THE SOUTH ASIAN HEART HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESEARCH ACT

LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO PASS BILL HR 3771

THE SOUTH ASIAN HEART HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESEARCH ACT

LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO PASS BILL HR 3771

THE SOUTH ASIAN HEART HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESEARCH ACT

ABOUT ME

Hi! My Name is Nikita Sharma

I’m a rising senior at Syosset  High School and a resident of Muttontown, NY. This bill affects my family on a personal level. In early 2019, my grandfather passed  out while he was at a local barbershop. After several detailed tests, it was diagnosed that he had two arteries with 90% blockage. We need to be proactive  and promote awareness amongst South Asians to achieve “heart health success”. Let’s work together to get HR 3771 passed!

ABOUT ME

Hi! My Name is Nikita Sharma

I’m a rising senior at Syosset  High School and a resident of Muttontown, NY. This bill affects my family on a personal level. In early 2019, my grandfather passed  out while he was at a local barbershop. After several detailed tests, it was diagnosed that he had two arteries with 90% blockage. We need to be proactive  and promote awareness amongst South Asians to achieve “heart health success”. Let’s work together to get HR 3771 passed!

ABOUT ME

Hi! My Name is Nikita Sharma

I’m a rising senior at Syosset  High School and a resident of Muttontown, NY. This bill affects my family on a personal level. In early 2019, my grandfather passed  out while he was at a local barbershop. After several detailed tests, it was diagnosed that he had two arteries with 90% blockage. We need to be proactive  and promote awareness amongst South Asians to achieve “heart health success”. Let’s work together to get HR 3771 passed!

Did You Know?

The South Asian community is disproportionately affected by heart disease. South Asians living in the U.S. are four times more likely to have heart disease than the general public. South Asians experience heart attacks at younger ages, on average 10 years earlier. Mortality from heart disease is up to 50% higher among South Asians than in any other ethnic group. South Asians have a low body mass index, they tend to accumulate a lot of fat in certain parts of the body like the abdominal area, that causes different types of inflammation and activate certain biological pathways that contribute to Atherosclerosis or "hardening of arteries.”


- Source: The South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act


For more Information please click on the links below:

Overview of HR 3131 introduced by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3131

Masala Study - Principal Investigator Alka Kanaya, MD

https://www.masalastudy.org/ 

Did You Know?

The South Asian community is disproportionately affected by heart disease. South Asians living in the U.S. are four times more likely to have heart disease than the general public. South Asians experience heart attacks at younger ages, on average 10 years earlier. Mortality from heart disease is up to 50% higher among South Asians than in any other ethnic group. South Asians have a low body mass index, they tend to accumulate a lot of fat in certain parts of the body like the abdominal area, that causes different types of inflammation and activate certain biological pathways that contribute to Atherosclerosis or "hardening of arteries.”


- Source: The South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act 


For more Information please click on the links below:

Overview of HR 3131 introduced by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3131

Masala Study - Principal Investigator Alka Kanaya, MD

https://www.masalastudy.org/

BILL H.R. 3771

About the Bill

This bill will provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. Grants shall be made for topics such as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and programs for regular exercise. It will also support conferences and workshops on research practices. In order to provide for more research there will be an authorization of $1,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2020 through 2024 if this bill becomes a law. With your help we can make it happen.

BILL H.R. 3771

About the Bill

This bill will provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. Grants shall be made for topics such as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and programs for regular exercise. It will also support conferences and workshops on research practices. In order to provide for more research there will be an authorization of $1,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2020 through 2024 if this bill becomes a law. With your help we can make it happen.

BILL H.R. 3771

About the Bill

This bill will provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. Grants shall be made for topics such as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and programs for regular exercise. It will also support conferences and workshops on research practices. In order to provide for more research there will be an authorization of $1,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2020 through 2024 if this bill becomes a law. With your help we can make it happen.

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The South Asian Heart Health Awareness & Research Act

How You Can Help?

If you support the bill, please use the information below to reach out to your representative and ask them to support HR 3771.

YOU CAN DO ONE OF TWO THINGS

OR

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Go to the link to find your representative.
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative. You can enter your home zip code to find your representative. After you find your representative, you can click on their name to go to their website. On the website, go to the “Contact” tab and find the phone number to their office. 

WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Contact Us

* By initialing the form above, you have given your consent to the authenticity of this e-signature. You have also provided consent to forward your request to pass bill 3771 to your local Congress representative.

How You Can Help?

If you support the bill, please use the information below to reach out to your representative and ask them to support HR 3771.

YOU CAN DO ONE OF TWO THINGS

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Go to the link to find your representative.
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative. You can enter your home zip code to find your representative. After you find your representative, you can click on their name to go to their website. On the website, go to the “Contact” tab and find the phone number to their office. 
OR

WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Contact Us

* By initialing the form above, you have given your consent to the authenticity of this 
e-signature. You have also provided consent to forward your request to pass bill 3771 to your local Congress representative.

How You Can Help?

If you support the bill, please use the information below to reach out to your representative and ask them to support HR 3771.

YOU CAN DO ONE OF TWO THINGS

OR

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Go to the link to find your representative.
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative. You can enter your home zip code to find your representative. After you find your representative, you can click on their name to go to their website. On the website, go to the “Contact” tab and find the phone number to their office. 

WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Contact Us

*By initialing the form above, you have given your consent to the authenticity of this e-signature. You have also provided consent to forward your request to pass bill 3771 to your local Congress representative.

Awards / Accomplishments  

CONGRESS CO-SPONSORSHIPS ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

As a result of Nikita Sharma’s advocacy HR 3771 was cosponsored by almost a dozen Congress members representing 15% of the total Co-sponsors and 30% of New York Congressmen/women.

Date Milestone Achieved
July 2019 Created website www.passbill3131.org to promote South Asian heart health awareness and Bill 3771
July 16, 2019 Presented at Asa Mai Temple, Hicksville NY to congregation
July 24,2019 Presented at AAPI Conference with South Asian MDs in Garden City, NY
August 4, 2019 Presented at Gurdwara, Hicksville NY to congregation
September 2019 Through on the ground advocacy achieved over 500 constituent signatures supporting the passing of HR 3771
October 2, 2019 Meeting and presentation at Congressman Suozzi office, Glen Cove, NY
October 15, 2019 Press Release from the Office of Congressman Thomas Suozzi regarding HR 3771
November 1, 2019 Desi Talk Publication “Suozzi Co-Sponsors Legislation to Decrease Heart Disease in South Asian Population”
November 6, 2019 Syosset HS Award from Superintendent Dr. Tom Rogers and Principal Dr. Durante
November 8, 2019 Suozzi Cosponsorship appears in News India Times article
November 11, 2019 Suozzi Cosponsorship appears in India Abroad article
September 6, 2019 Congressman Suozzi co-sponsors bill
September 2019 Email and conversation with Congressman Max D. Rose office
November 6, 2019 Max D. Rose, D, NY-13 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
November 2019 Email and conversation with Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez office
December 3, 2019 Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
November 2019 Email and conversation with Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez office
December 3, 2019 Peter T. King, R-NY-2 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
January 2020 Email and conversation with Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez office
February 3, 2020 Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY-14 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
November 26, 2020 Meeting and Presentation at Kathleen Rice office in Garden City, NY
February 3, 2020 Kathleen Rice, D-NY Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
January 2020 Email and conversation with Congressman Antonio Delgado office
February 12, 2020 Antonio Delgado, D-NY-19 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
February 20, 2020 Meeting and Presentation at Jose E. Serrano office in Bronx, NY
March 9, 2020 Jose E. Serrano, D-NY-15 Co-Sponsors Bill HR 3771
September 29, 2020 Victory for Congresswoman Jayapal and our efforts!... HR 3771 Passes the House and is referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Q4 2020-Q1 2021 Produced and launched South Asian Heart Health Video with Bollywood Actor Anupam Kher

PSA Video  

Nikita Sharma produces South Asian heart health video featuring Bollywood actor and writer Anupam Kher and Dr. Alka Kanaya, lead researcher Masalastudy.org