{"id":63777,"date":"2024-04-01T14:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63777"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T21:21:36","slug":"public-health-introduces-new-community-readiness-champions-initiative-accomplishes-heart-heroes-goal-with-more-than-500000-la-county-residents-trained-in-hands-only-cpr-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63777","title":{"rendered":"Public Health Introduces New Community Readiness Champions Initiative; Accomplishes Heart Heroes Goal, With More Than 500,000 LA County Residents Trained in Hands-Only CPR in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community Readiness Champions Initiative Will Train Residents and Workers<\/em><\/p>\n

in Multiple Essential Lifesaving Skills<\/em><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today it is launching the Community Readiness Champions Initiative, a campaign aimed to train residents and workers in multiple essential lifesaving skills.<\/p>\n

This initiative includes Hands-only CPR\/AED (Automated External Defibrillator) awareness, STOP THE BLEED\u00ae, Mental Health First Aid, and Naloxone training. The goal is to equip County residents and workers with crucial lifesaving skills needed during emergencies or disasters where emergency services may be delayed.<\/p>\n

A series of in-person and online trainings will be available for the public through Los Angeles County. For more information on the Community Readiness Champions Initiative, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This new initiative comes after 506,332 Los Angeles County residents were trained in hands-only CPR in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese new trainings will be essential investments in building prepared communities. Empowering people with a variety of lifesaving skills means they\u2019ll be able to take action during emergencies and save lives,\u201d said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. \u201cIn 2023, we partnered with dozens of organizations to make sure that more than 500,000 residents and workers in LA County were successfully trained in hands-only CPR through our Heart Heroes campaign.\u00a0 Our hope is that, through the Community Readiness Champions Initiative, thousands of residents and workers will have an opportunity to expand their skills, since we have learned that the first individuals responding to a crisis are often family, friends, work colleagues, and neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public Health launched its Heart Heroes Campaign in early 2023 with the goal of training 500,000 Los Angeles County residents in hands-only CPR by December 31, 2023. The campaign successfully reached its goal by partnering with the American Heart Association and more than 100 other organizations and institutions to offer trainings at sporting events, entertainment venues, places of worship, college and school campuses, worksites, malls, and seasonal events throughout LA County communities. Expert instructors from Public Health and partner organizations offered free hands-only CPR training sessions to thousands of people at local professional and collegiate sporting events, community events, and parks.<\/p>\n

Additionally, community members were trained to be hands-only CPR trainers for their organizations as part of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Heart Heroes 2023 partners included:<\/p>\n