Mission
The louis j. acompora memorial foundation is committed to seeing an improvement insports safety with a special focus on the placement of automatic external defibrillators (aed's) for all schools and youth athletic organizations. we are dedicated to educating and sharing information on commotio cordis and sudden cardiac arrest. we support primary and secondary prevention measure to fight sudden cardiac death. these measures include aed grants, cpr/aed training for youth athletic coaches and the general public. heart screen new york, a program that offers free heart screenings to youth 12-24 years of age, which are conducted in area high schools. we advocate for public access defibrillation and will investigate methods of developing and improving chest protection for all athletes.
Organization Details
Making youth heart screening part of preventative health care, screening approximately 800 youth between the ages of 12-24 each year.empowering bystanders to preform cpr and use an aed by offering cpr/aed training classes.training youth sports communities to recognize and respond to the #1 killer of student athletes, by placing aed's and implementing cardiac emergency response plans in schools and youth sports organizations to prevent the leading cause of death in schools and on the athletic field.advocating for life-saving legislation and policies on the state level. the organization partners on research studies to affect policy change.
Organization Details
M40
Northport, NY
Financial Summary 2023
$88775
$89828
$980058
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