2012 – 2013 Staff Trisha Athoe, Stress Technician Angela Kelly, Nurse Health Coach Jen Beaudry, Data Entry and Expeditor Syed Masroor, Bookkeeper Anita Fiorentino, Nicole Orr, Sonographer AED CPR Lead Instructor Terra Pasco, Food For Life Instructor Jo-Anne Gale, Office Manager Joanna Polillo, Events Don Gibson, NP-PHC Diane Pouliot, Sonographer Kiersten Hay, Summer Intern Aaryn Secker, Social Media Chris Haynes, Graphic Artist Karen Stearne, Executive Director Tim Jakob, Program Support Cherri Borg, Bingo Coordinator Heart Niagara contracts over 30 independent health professionals, CPR, First Aid, and AED instructors to deliver health services, training, workplace wellness and the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) placement program. 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A recognized cooperation with the Hospital for Sick Children. • Strategic support in placing more that 300 architect of increased access to health services defibrillators throughout the Niagara region in Niagara, Heart Niagara has leveraged • Provided international attention to the Niagara • Key programming that provides data to support partnerships and built community assets and region as early adopters and innovators of early detection of heart disease which is the key capacity without adding to provincial healthcare adolescent prevention strategies. to lifelong heart health. budgets. • Strengthened the link to Sick Kids Hospital for • Heart Niagara has an epicenter for hundreds Our accomplishments have been made possible Niagara children, youth and adolescents requiring of volunteers; cardiac disease survivors, due in part to health professionals’ innovation, follow-up on cardiovascular risk. community members, students, physicians, nurse donor support, corporation in-kind, and municipal • Annual heart disease risk assessment to over practitioners, nurses, paramedics and other support. 4,000 adolescents within the school system disciplines who support our continual growth. Heart Niagara, a community based service oriented registered not-profit charitable corporation Heart Niagara empowers our community by cardiovascular health services, health promotion, Canada can expect to lose over 160,000 people providing children and adults with the education, and community development. Heart Niagara from largely preventable chronic disease. training and tools necessary to take control of meets the mandate through collaboration with their heart health. (This is accomplished through community partners and linkages in the Niagara • Chronic diseases are also a burden to our health a series of strategic partnerships.) Heart Niagara Region. care system; in 2000 (the most recent year for (1977) has a distinguished record of guiding which data is available), chronic disease cost the advances in cardiac health education and • Chronic diseases including cardiovascular Canadian economy approximately $188 billion. services in the Niagara region that have yielded diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic • At least 80% of premature heart disease, stroke improvements in access to primary and secondary respiratory diseases are the leading cause of and type 2 diabetes and 40% of cancer could be prevention programs. death and disability worldwide. prevented through healthy diet, regular physical Heart Niagara’s mandate demonstrates our • In Canada, approximately two-thirds of total activity and avoidance of tobacco products commitment to provide community based deaths are due to chronic diseases. In 2011, Program Reach Heart Niagara’s success to date in the Niagara in Community Preparedness Region • Lead the way provincially with training in elementary and secondary schools • 2,500 11-13 year olds trained annually in CPR • 4,500 13-15 year olds trained annually in CPR and AED COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS • CPR training • Over 300 AED units registered through Heart Niagara in the Niagara region • AED training and placement • Advocated for provincial AED registry • First Aid Training • 34 AED units placed in secondary schools DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM • 1 AED unit placed in elementary school • Echosonography • 2,000 plus employees trained annually through PAD Program in Niagara • Stress testing • Holter Monitors • Loop Recorders • AMB Blood Pressure Monitors HEALTHY HEART SCHools’ Program • CPR & AED Training • Family education • CV Risk assessment HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION HEALTHY DAILY LIVING PROGRAM • Cooking for a Healthier You • Food For Life • Smoke Cessation Counseling • HEART Project INVESTIGATOR INITIATED RESEARCH WORKPLACE WELLNESS • Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Clinics DAVID J. FAST • Employee Investment Programs Chartered Accountant 4162 Portage Road Proud to Support PROUD TO SUPPORT HEART NIAGARA! Niagara Falls Heart Niagara! S 20 Pine St. N., Studio A, Thorold, ON L2V 0A1 905-357-5931 4167 VICTORIA AVENUE Niagara Falls, Ont. • Phone: 905.680.8085 Chippawa Lions PHONE 905-358-3281 • Fax: 905.680.7253 1-800-263-4788 • www.niagarasportcommission.com Annual Carnival FAX 905-358-0384 [email protected] June 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 My First CHOLESTEROL CHECK as experienced by Ashley friends, and wait one by one as I get I went behind some banners with Eventually the letter came. Addressed closer to the table. Finally its my turn. pictures set up like a wall and they to my parents from Heart Niagara. took my height and weight and We opened it up, it said just what the “Sit down” they say. “This doesn’t measured around my waist, then it nurse said. I’m a very healthy fourteen The first time I ever had my hurt.” was all done. I got a piece of paper year old. My mom wanted to get her cholesterol checked was in grade 9 with all my results and went to go sit cholesterol checked and I told her she gym class. The teacher sent us all Whatever, I think squinting my eyes with my friends. had to since I did it. I made my dad home with a form with many questions shut and tensing my whole body, ready for the needle to stab into my go get this done too, even though he about our family history, nutrition and We waited for the letter to come flesh. was scared to get it. It’s good to know other things. I read through the front home in the mail for what seemed you’re healthy and if you do have page, finger prick, was the only words like forever. I was actually glad when “That’s it. We’re done.” You open problems, its good to know them early I took in. It was kind of exciting; a day I went through with it, it makes me your eyes. It’s over. One small drop so you can work on fixing them. off class and you get to learn about of blood sat in the little glass tube. feel good to know that I’m healthy. your health a bit, but the finger prick... I was kind of embarrassed for being I left the form in my backpack that so afraid. They told me to go sit in night, not telling my parents about the row of chairs in front of the table it. Still unsure if I was willing to to wait for my results. I see my friend voluntarily get poked for blood. I behind me in the line. thought about it some more as the “Was it scary? Did it hurt?” they ask, day got closer. The teacher kept the same terrified expression on their reminding us to bring in the form. faces. Do I or don’t I. Finally I did; I brought it home, got it signed and filled in “No, I wasn’t scared at all and it didn’t the questions. I was actually excited hurt.” to know about my health. Mom and I waited for my results when finally Dad said they don’t even know their the nurse came over and talked to cholesterol so I would be the first one me, she told me my good and bad in the family to know! cholesterol were really good and I The day finally comes. The feeling of have nothing to worry about then she excitement has been replaced with took me over to the blood pressure fear. I walk into the gym, my heart station where another nurse put a cuff begins to pound, as I see the tables on my arm and blew it up, I thought set up. They’re going to suck my my arm was going to get cut off but blood, I think, a sense of fear swelling she stopped it before it got too tight. up in my body. For some reason I I was told that my blood pressure was almost feel like crying and have to good too. I couldn’t wait to tell my hold back tears. I line up with all my parents, I was perfectly healthy. Prevent the Risk Each year Heart Niagara works with Niagara Region elementary and secondary teachers to educate over 5,000 students on healthy choices and strategies to prevent heart disease as they grow up.