Program areas at Parent Heart Watch
Heart to Heart - this dynamic three-day event each january kicks off operation prevention through a total immersion in the latest research and best practices from industry experts on prevention. Attendees include Parent Heart Watch (phw) members who advocate for sudden cardio arrest in youth in their communities through presentations and service programs. To date, champions have provided 1,145,513 youth Heart screenings, trained over 835,000 people in cpr and aed use and placed 11,697 aeds. This past year, phw helped cultivate eleven new community prevention programs. Together, these programs fuel phw's national movement to protect young hearts.
Get charged up! - as a co-author of the cardiac emergency response plan (cerp) for school policy statement, template, and implementation resources with twelve other health and safety organizations, we created this program in 2017 to mentor schools and other youth-serving organizations in implementing a cerp in their facility, which earns them a new automated external defibrillator (aed) and accessories. Studies show that cerps can increase the survival rate up to 70!
Operation prevention(equipping caregivers/outreach) - this initiative seeks to change the standard of care in sudden cardiac arrest/death prevention in youth by creating a culture of prevention where youth live, learn and play. Our 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 our national movement to protect young hearts, which is supported by thousands of allies and advocates who are passionately advancing the pillars of this prevention initiative.
Other programs (educational advocacy ) - as the only national voice solely dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest and preventable sudden cardiac death since 2005, we work tirelessly to educate stakeholders in Parent, school, sports, and medical communities on the critical need for better cardiac risk assessment and emergency preparedness anywhere youth congregate. We forge meaningful partnerships and make annual presentations to thousands at national and international conferences. We partner on research studies to affect policy change, and we co-author expert industry articles to highlight the critical need to establish prevention protocol.