Sunday, December 22, 2024
12/22/2024
People in rural areas are more likely to experience health issues, as indicated by higher incidence of disease and/or disability, higher mortality rates, lower life expectancies, higher rates of chronic pain, and face a shortage of doctors who can treat them. In particular, disasters are increasing dramatically due to climate change, and they directly and immediately impact the main social determinates of health. American Red Cross trainings will empower rural communities with skills to help themselves. This new project will provide lifesaving health and mental health education to rural communities in Hawaii, through American Red Cross preparedness presentations, including but not limited to Prepare with Pedro, Hands Only CPR (HOCPR), and Be Red Cross Ready (BRCR).?? Prepare with Pedro was developed for students in Kindergarten through 2nd grades to teach emergency preparedness in a fun and educational way. Delivered in 30-minute, classroom-based presentations, Prepare with Pedro uses storytelling and hands-on activities to help students build muscle memory for activities such as their home fire escape plan as well as basic transferrable coping skills.?Though children are the primary audience, the programs are designed to increase resiliency for the entire household. Youth play a vital role in community preparedness by effectively influencing their families and others. HOCPR teaches a simple skill that saves lives. It consists of cardiopulmonary resuscitation using chest compressions without providing rescue breaths. It has become one of our most popular trainings and has received renewed attention after NFL player Damar Hamlin suffered from cardiac arrest and was revived by a Red Cross-certified athletic trainer.?It is offered to the general public with no minimum age requirement. BRCR is a preparedness education curriculum for older youth and adults. The program is designed with methods that have been shown more effective in changing b ehavior to help people understand, prepare for, and respond appropriately to disasters. The curriculum includes an introductory module on emergency preparedness with the option to include one or more modules on a relevant local hazard, such as Home Fire, Hurricane, Flood, Tsunami, Wildfire, and Volcano Eruptions. BRCR targets the elderly, people with disabilities and their caregivers, people with limited resources, and families with children. These trainings are already part of our larger Disaster Preparedness & Response program, but the proposed project will specifically focus on outreach to rural locations.
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