Parent Heart Watch

THE ORGANIZATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL VOICE SOLELY DEDICATED TO PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

HEART TO HEARTTHIS DYNAMIC THREE-DAY EDUCATION PLATFORM KICKS OFF OPERATION PREVENTION EACH JANUARY THROUGH A TOTAL IMMERSION IN THE LATEST RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOLS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS ON PREVENTION. ATTENDEES INCLUDE PARENT HEART WATCH MEMBERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST PREVENTION IN YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL WORK, PRESENTATIONS, AND SERVICE PROGRAMS. TO DATE, CHAMPIONS HAVE PROVIDED OVER 900,000 YOUTH HEART SCREENINGS, PLACED 9,840 AEDS, AND TRAINED OVER 730,000 IN CPR/AED USE. THIS PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED CULTIVATE SIX NEW COMMUNITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. TOGETHER, THESE CHAMPIONS FUEL THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROTECT YOUNG HEARTS.

OPERATION PREVENTIONTHIS INITITIAVE SEEKS TO CHANGE THE STANDARD OF CARE IN SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST/DEATH PREVENTION IN YOUTH BY CREATING A CULTURE OF PREVENTION WITH YOUTH LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY. THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION TO ELIMINATE PREVENTABLE DEATHS AND DISABILITIES FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST BY 2030 IS A TRIBUTE TO THE OVER 23,000 FAMILIES WHOSE CHILD IS LOST TO SCA EACH YEAR. MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES ARE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROTECT YOUNG HEARTS, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF ALLIES AND ADVOCATES WHO ARE PASSIONATELY ADVANCING THIS PREVENTION INITIATIVE. PILLARS OF OPERATION PREVENTION INCLUDE:(A) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING AWARENESS OF SCA IN YOUTH AND THE 1 IN 300 AT RISK FROM AN UNDETECTED HEART CONDITION(B) IMPROVING CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL AT HOME AND WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS(C) MAKING CARDIAC SCREENING PART OF PREVENTATIVE CARE(D) EMPOWERING BYSTANDERS TO CALL-PUSH-SHOCK TO SAVE A LIFE(E) PLACING AEDS AND IMPLEMENTING CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS IN SCHOOLS TO PREVENT THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH ON CAMPUSES(F) TRAINING YOUTH SPORTS COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THE #1 KILLER OF STUDENT ATHLETES(G) ADVOCATING FOR LIFE-SAVING LEGISLATION AND POLICIES AT STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF SCA IN YOUTH

EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACYTHE ORGANIZATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL VOICE SOLELY DEDICATED TO SCA PREVENTION IN YOUTH, AND HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS DIALOGUE FOR 17 YEARS. MISREPRESENTED DATA HISTORICALLY PRESENTED BY OUTDATED INFORMATION ENGINES LIKE THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO MARGINALIZE THE REALITY OF YOUTH LOST, WHICH IS NOW REPORTED TO BE UP TO 23,000 ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TIRELESSLY TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS IN PARENT, SCHOOL, SPORTS AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE CRITICAL NEED FOR BETTER SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST PREVENTION PRACTICES AND PROTOCOL ANYWHERE YOUTH CONGREGATE. THE ORGANIZATION FORGES MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND MAKES ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS TO THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS ON RESEARCH STUDIES TO AFFECT POLICY CHANGE, AND CO-AUTHORS EXPERT INDUSTRY ARTICLES TO ILLUMINATE THE CRITICAL NEED TO ESTABLISH PREVENTION PROTOCOL.

GET CHARGED UP!AS A CO-AUTHOR WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND 12 OTHER NATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR SCHOOLS POLICY STATEMENT, TEMPLATE AND IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES, THIS PROGRAM MODELS THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) AND CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS (CERP) IN SCHOOLS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES AND SHAPE AMERICA, PARENT HEART WATCH MENTORS PARTICIPANTS IN THE CERP IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH IN TURN EARNS THEM A FREE AED AND ACCESSORIES. TO DATE, CERPS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT SCHOOLS IN 30 STATES.