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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Councilwoman Bobby Henon (6th District) led a presentation recognizing October 25th as Cardiac Health Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia and honoring Simon's Heart for promoting Cardiac Health Awareness in Philadelphia.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2AqRhAc
A
B
So
good
morning,
everybody
if
anybody
from
mobile
CPU
our
project
is
here
and
the
Philadelphia
Fire
Foundation.
Please
can
you
join
joining
us
in
the
presentation
and
recognizing
today,
October
25th
as
cardiac
health
awareness
and
I,
saw
somebody
from
local
22.
If
you
could
come
one
up
here,
I
know
you're
you're,
dressed
appropriately
in
green.
Oh,
come
on
up
here,
so
it
is
my
honor
and
I
apologize
for
some
technical
difficulties,
but
this
is
a
day
to
recognize.
B
October
25th,
as
cardiac
health
awareness
day
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
honoring
Simon's
heart
for
promoting
cardiac
health
awareness.
A
few
of
the
organizations
I
just
mentioned
I,
just
like
to
speak
briefly
on
because
they're,
a
part
of
the
the
context
of
raising
awareness
for
today
nets
or
Philadelphia
Fire
Department
foundation.
President
Cherise
is
been
doing
a
fantastic
job,
but
most
people
don't
know
how
they
engage
in
the
institutions
and
how
they
partner,
with
our
Philadelphia
EMS
and
our
fire
department
and
fire
prevention
with
technology
and
equipment.
B
You
know
running
campaigns
in
cardiac
awareness,
of
course,
CPR
the
mobile
CPU.
Our
project
is
kind
of
self-explanatory,
but
they
were
able
to
reach
out
to
communities
and
partner
with
organizations
with
ten
people
more
to
raise
awareness
of
cardiac
arrest
and
how
to
administer
it
in
in
group
settings,
and
they
do
that
with
trained
trained
paramedics
and
EMS
personnel.
B
So
they
do
a
fantastic
job
and
we're
all
here
at
the
end
of
today's
presentation,
from
Simon
Simon's
heart
and
the
foundation
from
Darren
Sullivan,
who
unfortunately
championed
this
as
a
result
of
a
SIDS
situation
with
his
own
child
and
he's
turned
out
in
such
an
credible
organization.
It's
helping
raise
awareness
of
cardiac
awareness,
not
just
in
Philadelphia,
but
throughout
the
city
in
the
region.
You
know,
I
had
experienced
something
in
one
of
our
local
rec
centers,
who
we
have
these
kids
that
are
playing
all
these
athletic
games.
B
That
may
not
be
aware
of
certain
signs
and
conditions,
and
it
really
does
bring
kind
of
the
attention
that's
necessary.
You
know
by
providing
AED
IEDs
in
our
rec
centers
and
in
around
public
spaces,
where
we
all
recreation
and
especially
when
it
comes
to
to
our
children,
and/or
elderly.
So
we
do
recognize
today,
as
cardiac
health
awareness
day
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
again
honoring
Simon's
heart
for
promoting
cardiac
health
awareness
and.
D
Whereas
due
to
the
hearts
function
of
pumping
blood
stalling,
it
is
also
important
that
a
defibrillator
or
AED
be
used
to
shock
the
heart
back
into
normal
rhythm
and
whereas
the
organization
such
as
the
Philadelphia,
Fire,
Foundation,
mobile,
CPR
and
Simon's
heart
work
in
Philadelphia
communities
is
to
educate
members
on
how
to
detect
and
identify
cardiac
arrest
and
how
to
assist.
When
someone
experiences,
cardiac
arrest
and.
E
Fidgeting,
whereas
the
Philadelphia
Fire
Foundation
provides
life
safety,
programs
and
communities
to
help
combat
not
only
cardiac
arrest,
but
also
the
use
of
EpiPens
basic
first
aid
and
triage
and
overdose
reversal.
And
whereas
mobile
CPR
goes
out
into
the
community
and
lead
CPR
training,
as
well
as
training
community
leaders
to
become
trainers
themselves.
In
order
to
reach
every
community
in
Philadelphia.
With
this
necessary
and
vital
education
and.
F
Whereas
in
honoring
their
son
Simon
sub
Minh,
the
subfamily
has
worked
tirelessly
to
bring
awareness
to
sudden
cardiac
arrest,
as
well
as
sudden
infant
death
syndrome
by
founding
Simon's
heart
and
whereas
Simon's
heart
provides
education
within
communities
and
donates
AEDs
to
communities
and
organizations
that
are
in
desperate
need
of
these
life-saving
devices.
Now,
therefore,
be
it.
B
Resolved
that
the
Council
of
the
City
Philadelphia
does
hereby
recognize
that
today,
after
that,
October
25th
has
cardiac
health,
Awareness
Day
in
the
City
Philadelphia
and
therefore
being
further
resolved.
That,
in
a
gross
copy
of
this
resolution,
be
presented
to
the
representatives
of
Simon's
heart
as
evidence
of
the
sincere
respect
and
admiration
for
this
legislative
body
for
promoting
cardiac
awareness.
I
want
to
end
with
that.
The
partners
that
we
have
up
here
and
several
more
as
you
heard
in
the
resolution,
are
in
kind.
B
Their
services
nonprofits
that
are
really
tried
to
help
promote
cardiac
awareness
and
both
children
and
in
the
general
public
is
and/or.
Elderly
have
been
partnering
with
me.
We
created
a
program
called
act
now
and
that's
training.
We
should,
by
the
end
of
this
calendar
year,
have
between
800
to
a
thousand
people
certified
in
CPR.
B
That's
all
the
community
groups
and
now
that's
a
pilot
point
of
personal
privilege
in
my
district,
all
right,
but
we're
going
into
schools,
we're
training,
fifth,
sixth,
seventh
and
eighth
graders
in
our
public
schools
in
our
youth
and
that's
where
the
címon
címon.
So
our
foundation
is
extremely
helpful
and
understanding
that
you
know
it's
okay
to
be
reactive,
but
we're
gonna.
Have
you
be
reactive
under
emergency
situations
after
you
call
9-1-1
to
be
that
trained,
good
samaritan
and
understand
how
you
can
help
be
a
first
responder
till
somebody
gets
on
the
scene.
B
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilman
Heenan
council
members.
It's
this
is
a
big
city
and
there's
a
lot
in
the
agenda,
and
so
it's
not
lost
on
me
that
you're
taking
some
time
today
to
recognize
an
issue.
That's
really
important
to
me
and
my
family
I'm
sure
to
many
people
in
this
audience,
as
well
as
to
my
my
friends
up
here,
standing
next
to
me,
just
real
briefly.
This
past
Sunday
October
21st
was
Simon's
14th
birthday.
Unfortunately,
he
wasn't
here
to
celebrate.
It.
G
Simon
died
when
he
was
three
months
old
and
after
he
passed,
my
wife
and
I
were
told
to
get
our
hearts
checked
by
our
pediatrician
and
my
wife
discovered
a
heart
condition.
We
learned
that
long
QT,
that
the
condition
that
she
has
has
been
attributed
to
up
to
10
to
15
percent
of
all
SIDS
deaths,
and
then
we
started
hearing
stories
about
students
who
would
be
playing
sports
and
they
would
collapse
and
die
suddenly
with
no
apparent
reason.
They
were
also
suffering
sudden,
cardiac
arrest
from
about
one
of
ten
conditions,
and
we
couldn't
tolerate
this.
G
G
So
we've
started
providing
free
heart
screenings
and
advocating
for
CPR
and
and
trying
to
get
a
ee
DS
out
into
our
city
and
be
because
if
we
can
detect
the
conditions
before
they
cause
harm,
that's
amazing,
but
if
we
can't,
then
we
have
to
be
prepared
for
when
the
conditions
strike
and
I'm
sure
many
of
you
out
there
learn
CPR
a
long
time
ago,
like
I
did
when
there
was
the
gross
mouth-to-mouth
element.
That's
not
that's
not
a
reality
anymore.
G
Now
it's
just
chest
compressions,
and
these
are
things
that
that
are
just
like
pumping
up
a
ball
full
of
air
with
a
ball
pump.
It's
easy,
and
hopefully
all
of
us
up
here
can
demystify
CPR
and
AED
use
so
that
more
of
us
feel
comfortable
to
deploy
these
things.
When
someone
suffering
from
cardiac
arrest,
whether
it's
a
student
or
an
adult,
so
I
really
really
appreciate
being
recognized,
I'm
honored
to
be
a
part
of
a
community,
that's
out
there
trying
to
raise
awareness
about
sudden,
cardiac
arrest
and
death
and
doing
something
about
it.