Welcome >> Initiatives – HEARTSafe Community
Becoming a HEARTSafe Community means establishing proactive steps to protect your residents from sudden cardiac arrest. Our community-based quality improvement model focuses on the importance of leadership, collaboration, strategy and tactics in improving cardiac arrest survival in the community through the systematic implementation of 13 specific recommendations or process measures that are based on current science and innovative best practices.
To earn the HEARTSafe distinction, communities work toward three key goals:
Widespread CPR Training
Educate citizens to take action in emergencies.
Accessible AEDs
Place defibrillators in public spaces for rapid response.
Advanced Resuscitation Protocols
Equip first responders and hospitals with best practices.
Communities that meet these criteria earn official HEARTSafe Community recognition, complete with signage and resources to showcase their dedication to public health and safety. To date, over 600 communities have earned this distinction, and we’re actively helping new cities and towns join this growing network.
We’ve compiled some resources below to help you start the HEARTSafe process in your community.
Watch the webinar from the HEARTSafe Program Director and follow along with our guide.
Review previous webinars for insights and strategies on becoming HEARTSafe.
Ready to take the next step? Fill out your application below to start the process of becoming a HEARTSafe Community.
If you have questions about the HEARTSafe Community program or would like to schedule a consultation to kickstart the planning process, drop us a note at info@citizencpr.org.
Our HEARTSafe Community program is led by an unmatched array of industry leaders, advocates and healthcare professionals that each offer valuable insights on cardiac arrest survival and help guide the continued implementation of HEARTSafe Community designations.
Resurgent Biomedical Consulting team and Via Heart Project
Program Director at the Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota
Program Director, HEARTSafe Communities and Director of Quality at Code One Training Solutions, LLC
Pediatric Intensivist at Boston Children’s Hospital, Medical Director of the Medical-Surgical ICU and Critical Care Transport Team
Critical Care PA at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut
President of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
Officer of Coon Rapids, MN
Founder, Code One Training Solutions, LLC
Program Coordinator, HEARTSafe Richland
Associate Medical Director of Emergency Medicine and the EMS Medical Director at Cheshire Medical Center / Dartmouth Hitchcock – Keene, NH
Founder and Chief Consultant for The 110 Group, LLC
EMS Medical Director, Emergency Department Assistant Director and Stroke Medical Director at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NH
Professor of Medicine and the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology in the UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology.
Chief of Cumberland EMS
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy Health System, Trinity Health in Philadelphia, PA
Captain/EMS Coordinator, La Crosse Fire Department
Emergency Cardiovascular Care Program Manager, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Director of Johnson County Ambulance Service, Iowa City, Iowa
Former Chief Executive Officer, Ambulance Victoria
Advanced Paramedic, United Kingdom
Associate Professor and Internal Medicine Specialist, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Administrative Battalion Chief, Richland Fire and EMS
Former Regional Director of the American Heart Association (AHA), MENA
Network Manager, Resuscitation Academy Network
Cook County Commissioner, 6th District (Illinois)
Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Tufts Medical Center
Nonprofit Executive
Certified BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor; Licensed Paramedic
Implementation Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Detroit East Medical Control Authority (MCA), Detroit 911, City of Detroit Fire Department Medical Director
Captain, Paramedic, EMS Program Director Detroit Fire Department
Head of Healthcare Product Management American Red Cross Training Services
Browse our extensive library of webinars that delve into various aspects of HEARTSafe Community planning and designation, best practices, compelling save stories and more.
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