ACT Foundation

National charity establishing free CPR & defibrillator training in Canadian high schools. Over 6.6 million students empowered to date.

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Behind every rescue story, there is someone who didn’t hesitate — someone who stepped in and acted fast, and changed someone's whole world. Like and share this video to help inspire more people to learn #CPR and ACT when it matters most. #CPRSavesLives #HeartMonth

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C’est la Semaine nationale de sensibilisation à la RCR et au DEA 💙
Chaque année, plus de 350 000 élèves apprennent la #RCR et comment utiliser un #DEA grâce au programme de RCR et DEA au secondaire d’ACT. Plusieurs ont déjà sauvé des vies: https://t.co/mw89RJCIpk

#SemaineRCR

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It's National CPR and AED Awareness Week💙
Every year, 350K+ students learn #CPR and how to use an #AED through the ACT High School CPR and AED Program. Many have already saved lives.
Read their inspiring rescue stories: https://t.co/GjETuhHUwy

#CPRWeek #AEDAwareness

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C’est la #JournéeMondialeSansTabac!
Le tabagisme est l’un des principaux facteurs de risque des maladies cardiaques et des AVC. Les élèves du Programme de RCR et DEA au secondaire d’ACT en apprennent davantage sur ce sujet et sur l’importance d’un mode de vie sain.

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It's #WorldNoTobacco day!
Smoking is one of the major risk factors for heart disease and stroke - students in the ACT High School #CPR and #AED Program are learning about it, and why a healthy lifestyle matters.
@HealthyCdns #TobaccoExposed

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Félicitations à ces enseignants qui ont été formés pour enseigner la RCR, l'utilisation d'un DEA et la manière de réagir en cas de surdose d'opioïdes à leurs élèves de 10e année.
@BC_EHS @lisabeare @Josie_Osborne
#FormerPourAgir #AgirPourSauver

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Confidence can change everything 💙
Through the ACT High School #CPR and #AED Program, students don’t just learn what to do in an emergency. They learn that they CAN do it.

Learn more about the ACT High School CPR and AED Program: https://t.co/DnfgRbwSGM

#Train2ACT #ACT2Save

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La confiance peut tout changer 💙
Grâce au Programme de RCR et DEA au secondaire d’ACT, les élèves n’apprennent pas seulement quoi faire en cas d’urgence. Ils apprennent qu’ils sont CAPABLES d’agir.

Apprenez-en plus : https://t.co/7Wag5FUzwC

#FormerPourAgir #AgirPourSauver

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C’est la #SemaineDesParamedics 💙
« Il n’y a pas de meilleure sensation ni de plus grande récompense que de contribuer à sauver la vie de quelqu’un », affirme Paul Linza, paramédic à @BC_EHS et formateur d’enseignants dans le cadre du Programme de RCR et DEA au secondaire d’ACT.

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It’s #ParamedicServicesWeek 💙
“There is no better feeling or reward when one plays a part in saving someone’s life,” says Paul Linza, @BC_EHS #Paramedic & Instructor Trainer for teachers through the ACT High School CPR & AED Program.
Let’s thank these everyday heroes!

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During a family trip, 41-year-old Lindsay suddenly collapsed while biking in Central Park in New York.
Her 17-year-old stepson Maddox immediately recognized cardiac arrest and began CPR. ❤️

🔗Full story: https://t.co/ZhSSwb2ZQZ

#Train2ACT #ACT2Save #CPRSavesLives

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Lors d’un voyage en famille, Lindsay, 41 ans, s’est soudainement effondrée alors qu’elle faisait du vélo. Son beau-fils de 17 ans, Maddox, a immédiatement reconnu un arrêt cardiaque et a commencé la RCR. ❤️
🔗 https://t.co/J1fnq8GMjz

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Congratulations to these teachers who have been trained to teach CPR, how to use an AED, and how to respond to opioid overdoses to their secondary 3 students. This project was made possible through a partnership with Côte-Nord EMS.
@slebel19 @SBelangerCAQ

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Félicitations enseignants qui ont été formés pour enseigner RCR DEA et comment réagir lors surdose d'opioïdes aux élèves 3e secondaire. Projet réalisé grâce à un partenariat avec SPU de la Côte-Nord.
@slebel19 @SBelangerCAQ

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Congratulations to these @KenoraDistrict teachers who have been trained to teach CPR, how to use an AED and how to respond to an opioid overdose to their Grade 9 students.
@PaulCalandra @SylviaJonesMPP @HydroOne #Train2ACT #ACT2Save

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Congratulations to these teachers who have been trained to teach #CPR, how to use an #AED and how to respond to opioid overdoses to their sec 3 students. This project was made possible through a partnership with Gaspésie EMS.
@slebel19 @SBelangerCAQ
#Train2Act #Act2Save

[ACT Foundation @actfoundation]

Félicitations enseignants qui ont été formés pour enseigner #RCR #DEA et comment réagir lors surdose d'opioïdes aux élèves 3e secondaire. Projet réalisé grâce à un partenariat avec SPU Gaspésie
@slebel19 @SBelangerCAQ
#FormerPourAgir #AgirPourSauver

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It’s a wrap! Huge thank you to Hon. @SylviaJonesMPP, ACT Foundation health partners @AmgenCanadaGM & @AstraZenecaCA, @EldoradoPDSB, Lindsay MacOdrum, & @JeanAugustineSS students who stepped up to teach CPR lifesaving skills to Grade 8 students.

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Student leaders share their lifesaving CPR and AED skills with Minister of Health @SylviaJonesMPP and Nadia Yee (@AstraZenecaCA) at the ACT Foundation event in @regionofpeel.

#Train2ACT #ACT2Save #YouthLeadership #LearnCPR #EducationWeek #OntEd

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Student leaders share their lifesaving CPR and AED skills with Minister of Health @SylviaJonesMPP and Ugur Gunaydin (@AmgenCanadaGM) at the ACT Foundation event in @regionofpeel.

#Train2ACT #ACT2Save #YouthLeadership #LearnCPR #EducationWeek #OntEd

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#Train2ACT #ACT2Save #LearnCPR
#YouthLeadership #FutureLeaders

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@JeanAugustineSS leadership students are introducing more than 100 Grade 8 students at @EldoradoPDSB to lifesaving #CPR and #AED training at the ACT Foundation event in @regionofpeel. What a powerful example of youth #LeadershipInAction making a real-world impact!