Free Cardio Screening Tomorrow at RHS
From SPS Communications:
In September 2011, SPS placed AEDs in every school,
administration building and on all 15 outside sports fields.
As part of its commitment to making our schools and
community safer, Seattle Public Schools is partnering with the Nick of
Time Foundation to host free youth heart screenings on Wednesday, May 2,
at Roosevelt High School. All students between
the ages of 14-24 years are eligible for a screening, regardless of
enrollment status.
According to the American Heart Association, one in
every 350 young people has an undetected heart condition. The best way
to detect these conditions is through a heart screening using an ECG
(electrical test) and Echocardiograms (ultrasound)
of the heart. The test is painless and takes about 25 minutes. Athletes
especially are encouraged to sign up for a cardiac screening.
More information, including forms and instructions,
is available online at
www.nickoftimefoundation.org.
To pre-register your child for a screening, email
appt@nickoftimefoundation.org.
Nick
of Time Foundation- FREE Youth Heart Screening
Wednesday,
May 2, 2012
1410 NE
66th St. Seattle, WA 98115
For appointments, please contact: Ms. Johnson at
the Roosevelt High School counselor's office. Phone: (206)
252-4827. Email:
lljohnson1@seattleschools.org
The Seattle School Board voted unanimously in 2010
to update the District emergency management plan to include a public
access automated external defibrillator (AED) program, which includes
training staff on how to use the AEDs at their
schools.
SPS then collaborated with the Heart of Seattle Schools, a non-profit organization that includes the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders, local hospitals, Nick of Time Foundation and other school community partners, to develop a plan for implementing the program.
SPS then collaborated with the Heart of Seattle Schools, a non-profit organization that includes the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders, local hospitals, Nick of Time Foundation and other school community partners, to develop a plan for implementing the program.
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