POWER TO SAVE A LIFE INC ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH

ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH BELIEVES IN MAKING AEDS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC 24/7. ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AN AED WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. OFTEN TIMES AEDS ARE LOCKED OR NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. BY PLACING AN AED IN A SMART MONITORED CABINET, IT CAN BE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY BY A BYSTANDER UNTIL MEDICAL HELP ARRIVES. STATISTICS SHOW THAT EARLY INTERVENTION WITH CPR AND THE USE OF AN AED DURING A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IS CRITICAL IN SURVIVAL RATES. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AEDS AND ALSO TO INFORM COMMUNITIES OF THEIR IMPORTANCE. CPR/AED INFORMATION SESSIONS ARE HELD IN COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION DURING A CARDIAC EVENT. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE IS ALSO INCLUDED TO INFORM PEOPLE AND HELP DIRECT TOWARDS THE PUBLIC ACCESS AED CABINET. SINCE INCEPTION, ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH HAS SURPASSED OVER 350 UNITS INSTALLED. FUNDS RAISED AT THE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT GO TOWARDS FUNDING NEW AED INSTALLATIONS, PARTIALLY FUNDING LOCATIONS THAT ARE RAISING MONEY FOR A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR CAUSE, HELPING TO FUND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEES THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH A ONE TIME GRANT AND NEED FUTURE FUNDING, AND CPR/AED TRAINING IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAINED BUT WANT MORE TRAINING. IN 2025, ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH STARTED ADDING OTHER LIFESAVING ITEMS TO THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CABINETS WITH THE OPTION TO ADD STOP THE BLEED KITS AND NASAL NALOXONE. THE ITEMS ARE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM.