EHAC Updates for CPCs:
Download your 2021 EHAC Certificate of Appreciation
Update for November & December 2021
This year you can download your 2021 DHA & EHAC Certificate of Appreciation! As a Chest Pain Coordinator, we celebrate your contributions to EHAC this year! Thanks to your great work, the DHA/EHAC program made great strides in outreach and pledges.
New EHAC Kid's Kit!
Update for September & October 2021
The EHAC Kids materials can now be downloaded with one click! A lot of hospitals wanted one simple download and you can download it! The EHAC Kids Kit includes the coloring page, the activity page, the certificate and the stickers.
New Print-Ready Handout with QR Code & ACC Microgrant Initiatives
Update for August 2021
You asked and we delivered! We created the new EHAC Handout with QR Code! Use it at your events or post it on a bulletin board!
Accreditation Services Foundation Committee Launches Microgrant Initiative
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide vaccination efforts, the ACC Accreditation Services’ Foundation Committee (AFC) is accepting applications for 2021 AFC Microgrants, which will focus on public health education to improve community cardiovascular outcomes related to early recognition of heart attack symptoms and appropriate action steps. Grant awards in the amounts of $2,000, $2,500 and $6,000 will be given to hospitals based in the U.S. Applications will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more and submit an application.
New Print-Ready Postcards with QR Code
Update for July 2021
For those of you who are unable to co-brand the free EHAC Community Course, we've created an easy way to share the EHAC education - new postcards with a QR code! Simply download, print & trim the 8.5 x 11 page (front and back) into 4 postcards. You will notice that we replaced the statistics with the new QR code that encourages people to take the free education!
This is a simple workaround that we hope helps you continue to share the new EHAC Community education! If you have any questions or need help, please feel free to contact us!
#EHACSavesLives
Ready to Share? The EHAC Community Education Link is Live!
Update for June 2021
We went live last month and now you can educate your community by sharing this link. Use it on your website and use it in your social postings (also, tag us with #EHACSavesLives). Tell us how you share it and know that EHAC continues to offer free education solutions to help save hearts!
Also, we are ready to help you publicize your events! Submit the form and we will contact you for your event information!
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Ready to Re-Start Your Community Education?
Update for May 2021
If you are unable to participate in the hospital-branded community education, the new generic EHAC community course is available and you can share it by using this link.
Now that events and health fairs are returning, are you ready to share EHAC with your community? Who is your audience? Over Mother's Day weekend, EHAC was proud to be the title sponsor of The Florida Hummingbird, a 2021 PDGA Women's Global Event. The PDGA Women's Global Event was supposed to be held in 2020, but, due to COVID, was re-scheduled to this year. Over 3300 women from 30 countries compete in their local event and are then ranked against their counterparts around the world.
The local event that EHAC sponsored had 108 women and junior players and a lot of caddies and event volunteers. EHAC distributed a total of 227 pledge cards, brochures, bookmarks, bubbles and heart stress balls. In addition, EHAC exhibited how to use a blood pressure cuff and an AED trainer. This event was the perfect opportunity to help women understand how to create better heart health in addition to introducing EHAC to a new audience.
- To use any of the materials we shared, visit the Educational Materials page.
- To purchase materials for your next event, visit ProForma, the EHAC online supplier.
- If you need help with your event, please contact us at community@acc.org.
New Community Education & Dr. Bahr's New Article!
Update for April 2021
We are pleased to announce that we recently updated the EHAC education to reflect Community Outreach & you can deploy this on your website! More pictures, less text and to the point - "Help Us Save Lives."For our hospitals that use the existing community outreach, we'll be updating all of your registration pages over the next month to move to the new education! Also, if you need the powerpoint, please contact us at community@acc.org.
- To see the Example Registration page that uses NorthBay's information , click this link
- To review the new Community Education, click this link
- To download the new Community Outreach in pdf, click this link
As we reflect on the last 40 years of EHAC, did you know that Dr. Bahr worked with Major League Baseball to deploy"The Bart Giamatti Early Heart Attack Care Program" for 500,000 people in every baseball stadium? Read his tribute to the late Dr. Bobby Brown who was a cardiologist and pivotal to the success of this program.
Download the EHAC Life Hack Video
Update for March 2021
Yes, you can now download the EHAC Life Hack video to play on your website, in your social media or in your educational training. If it does not give you the option to "Download," right-click on the link and hit "Save Link As." This will open the dialog box and you can save the video on your computer.
Need help? Contact us at community@acc.org.
Kudos to Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center!
How are you sharing EHAC? Many of our hospitals are getting creative during the pandemic. This month, we are sending kudos to the team at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center for handing out EHAC information during their vaccine outreach! All of us know how COVID is affecting the cardiovascular systems and it has never been more critical to raise awareness! Thanks to the team for their great outreach! How are you sharing your outreach? Contact us with your story at community@acc.org or use our social media hashtags!
#EHACSavesLives #EHACeducation
Kudos to Arkansas Department of Health! Create Your EHAC Toolkit
Update for February 2021
The Arkansas Department of Health has created outreach for their Faith Based Communities that includes an EHAC Toolkit. By clicking the link, a place of worship can print, share or receive free EHAC materials. As many of our hospitals and public health departments review new ways to share education, many have created new on-line capabilities for their communities. If you want to create your own EHAC toolkit, work with your hospital web team by saving the EHAC icon (shown at right) and share the links you can find on our download page. Need help? Contact us at community@acc.org.
#EHACSavesLives #EHACeducation
New! EHAC Poster: 9 x 16
Update for January 2021
The updated EHAC posters (9 x 16) are now available in English and Spanish. They contain the same information as the EHAC brochures and the educational content has not been changed.
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New! EHAC "Life Hack" Video
Update for December 2020
We've just released the new EHAC Life Hack Video that you can download for free and use in your hospital outreach. It's an overview of the EHAC Course and what people will learn by taking the education.
New! EHAC CPR AED Poster
Update for November 2020
We've just released the new EHAC/CPR/AED Poster in English. This poster provides a broad overview of the steps that a responder should take if they miss the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack. This does not replace CPR or AED certification, but it is meant to make people more responsive to a person in need.
New Materials and Videos for Chest Pain Coordinators
Update for October 2020:
New! For all chest pain coordinators that are deploying the EHAC outreach in their facility, the video above provides a step-by-step process. If you have any questions or if you need the materials in the video, please visit the Educational Materials page or contact us.
New!
The new Community-Based outreach is now available for our hospitals. To see an example, visit the UF Health Central Florida page on our website. To request a demo, please contact us. To register your hospital, please fill out the form and submit to community@acc.org
New Videos!
Update for September 2020: The new EHAC Postcards are now available. Do you need a smaller hand-out for your outreach? We've created the "EHAC Postcard" Series. The free downloads are available in English, Spanish, and Marshallese. The setup is similar to the EHAC Pledge Cards and you can create four handouts from one 8.5" x 11" page. Also, don't miss us at the ACC Quality Summit Virtual. Registration is free and the Deputy Heart Attack program will be sharing the latest Early Heart Attack Care educational information.
Update for August 2020:In order to help expedite your education deployment, here are the latest releases to help you with your EHAC deployment. If you have any questions or need help, please contact us!
EHAC in Marshallese: The EHAC brochure and poster are available in Marshallese.
EHAC Pledge Video: Dr. Raymond Bahr gives the EHAC Pledge. Use this in your outreach to encourage people to take the pledge. Stay tuned as we'll be releasing more soon for virtual health fairs.
EHAC "Poster": The brochure is now available in a one page 8.5 x 11 document that you can print or email.
Call 9-1-1 Graphic: Use this graphic to encourage your community to Call 9-1-1.
Training Your Hospitals During COVID -
As hospitals are re-starting their summer educational series and training new employees, there are new constraints while following CDC and local guidelines. We'd like to thank Nancy G. and Rocky G. at UF Health Leesburg and The Villages for submitting their educational outreach updates. For UF Health, during their Stroke Awareness events, they distributed the EHAC brochures, pledge cards, bookmarks and the new EHAC Kids Deputy Hearty materials. In addition, during their recent new employee training, Nancy created EHAC welcome kits that included these materials enclosed in a plastic gift bag. During these events, everyone wore masks and there was plenty of hand sanitizer.
Don't forget - we will add your hospital logo to the front of the EHAC brochures in both English and Spanish. This is a free service, but you will have to submit your logo. Please ask your marketing team for a high resolution jpg or an .eps file format. If you have any questions, please contact us. If you need to purchase EHAC materials, please visit our online store.
Protecting our communities -
It is being reported across the USA that people are not seeking timely treatment for suspected heart attacks and strokes. Whatever the reason, our mission remains the same - get people immediate care for a suspected cardiovacular event!