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Volunteer Cardiologists, Echo Technicians and Nurses Needed
ORGANIZATION: The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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114 people are interested
The Chad Foundation is seeking volunteer cardiologists, ultrasound echo technicians and nurses to help provide cardiovascular screenings for young athletes and students in the 5 boroughs of NY to help prevent Sudden Cardiac Death by identifying structural heart anomalies such as HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), the leading silent killer of SCD in young athletes and premature cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes.
Thanks to the donated services of cardiologists from some of the leading hospitals in the country such as "Childrens Hospital Los Angeles," "Childrens National Medical Center," Wash. D.C., "Johns Hopkins Medical Center," Baltimore, and "Columbia Presbyterian," NYC, Chad has provided overr 6,000 echocardiograms to young athletes and students in 5 states and abroad in Austria and Sweden (16 and 26 countries of athletes participating in the "1st and 2nd Homeless Streetsoccer World Cups.")
Thanks to recent grants, we are expanding our heart screenings to include tests for cholesterol and diabetes in youth utilizing state-of-the-art Cholestech machines. In a recent pilot study, Chad and the Living Heart screened 250 high school students in Holyoke, MA and found one-third were at risk for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and/or structural abnormalities. Also, we are glad to tell you, Johns Hopkins Heart Hype Program, will house collected data from Chad screenings for future research.
Typically, a Chad screening is held on a Saturday, for 4 or 5 hours at a school gym or community center, often honouring a child who succumbed to Sudden Cardiac Death or a survivor, who through preventive screenings, is alive and thriving with appropriate medical treatment and lifestyle change. Ultrasound manufacturers donate their latest portable ultrasound equipment for the events. We invite you to visit our website, www.chadfoundation.org to view the "Chad Preventive Heart Screenings" in action. Thank you.
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About The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists
Location:
PO Box 145, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10021, US
Mission Statement
The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists' mission is two-fold: First, to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes and Students through educational lectures, videos, and preventive "Cardiovascular Screenings to High Schools, Colleges, Athletic organizations, and the Disenfranchised," which also identify early cardio risk factors. Secondarily, our mission as artists is to create/produce/sponsor art - film, theatre, and books that celebrate American stories of all heritages and provide inspiring role models. Chad is dedicated to showing the inherent diversity of our country - the struggles, joys, and dreams of all Americans and providing a format for artists of all heritages to showcase their talents. "The Gifts of Heart and Art."
Description
On April 29, Chad was playing football in Van Nuys, CA, and collapsed suddenly and died with no history of heart disease. The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists was founded, to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death and inspire youth to live as he did- anti-substance abuse and alcohol-free, "Healthy body/mind/ spirit." (Chad never smoked a cigarette or drank an alcoholic beverage his entire Life.)
The Gift of Heart and Art
The Chad Foundation provides preventive heart screenings that detect unknown heart anomalies and safeguard hearts. Chad has provided cardiovascular screening events in 5 states and abroad (Austria, screening 16 countries of athletes and Sweden, screening 26 countries of athletes participating in the "Homeless Streetsoccer World Cups") for a total of 9,250 persons screened. In NY, post 9-11, Chad provided 2,000 NYPD officers with complete cardiovascular screenings at The NY Police Academy. Columbia University football players also received free echocardiograms, ECGs, diabetes, cholesterol, BMI (obesity), and blood pressure screenings.
The Chad Players provided 9 Off-Broadway multi-cultural performances to challenge the mind and heal the spirit, including their production of "Days of Wine and Roses." The play was sponsored by "The Atlantic City Commission on Missing & Abused Children" as the community event of the year to show teens the deleterious effects substance abuse can have on the family.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Los Angeles, CAMassachusettstristate- NJ, CT, NYNew York, NY 10019
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2017
SKILLS
- Cardiology
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- All Medical staff must have current licenses