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Causes: Health, Health (General & Financing), Public Health
Mission: Working together to improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for all those affected by arrhythmias.
Target demographics: Educate and Empower patients and families affected by heart arrhythmias and other cardiovascular diseases.
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 5,000 individuals affected by arrhythmias
Geographic areas served: Across the US and Europe
Programs: Defibs save lives program - an education based advocacy and fundraising movement that serves the local areas of the lowcountry in south carolina, but also meets the needs of communities across the united states. This critical work equips communities with the education, tools and resources necessary to implement the chain of survival during sca in the public and private sectors. Clients served 200,000; cpr/aed trained 3,132; events held 18; publications issued 2,500.
know your pulse program - awareness and education based strategy to provide the general public with medically approved educational resources to promote the importance of knowing your pulse and being aware of your heart rhythm. Clients served 346,000; pulse checks 2,100; events held 12; publications issued 24,600.
Pace4Life Program- Reconditioning pacemakers and other devices while utilizing and sourcing equipment to provide lifesaving care to patients in LMIC.
Hearts of Ghana - To provide lifesaving cardiac surgery to patients and education and upskilling of professionals in LMIC.