A Lesson About the Heart

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE4wktrmsTQ

Health and Wellness - A Lesson from the Heart

Jump Rope for Heart

As you may have gathered, health and wellness are important topics for me. I have always been active in some type of sport or activity that's health related; and one of my favorite school activities for outside educational enjoyment is Jump Rope for Heart.

Jump Rope for Heart engages elementary students in jumping rope while raising funds to support lifesaving heart and stroke research. Students ask friends and family for donations and receive thank-you gifts based on the dollars they raise. This educational program teaches physical fitness and promotes the value of community service to students and their families. It shows students that they can contribute to their community's welfare.

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The Jump Rope For Heart program owes its existence to Jean Barkow, a physical education teacher at Milwaukee Riverside High School. Jean held her first ?rope-a-thon? with her local American Heart Association chapter in the late 1970s. In 1978 the national fund-raising event was launched with the support of the American Heart Association and American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Check your school's Physical Education Department
You can sign up and raise money online! Check out our new computer donation Web site and find out how easy it is. Watch our great video for more information!


So Jump right in and >>>>>>>>>>>>Sponsor A Student!
To register your school for Jump Rope For Heart, please fill out this form.

Please be encouraged and feel free to make a donation.
I AM READY to raise money online for Jump Rope For Heart!

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American Heart Association Programs

After completing my video lesson on the Heart, I though that it would be a good idea to add a little of that lesson to my blog. Here are just a few programs of interest for you to look at or maybe even participate in.

Health Code ACLS
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3059650

BLS Healthcare Provider Online Part 1
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3019553

Coping With the Death of a Child
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012832

The American Heart Association wants to help you find information quickly and easily. Here are some useful questions and answers.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000055