During CPR training and wellness night at Hempfield High School on Oct. 22, attendees of the Friday night high school football game learned how to save a life using Hands-Only CPR. The event was made possible by Penn State Health Children's Hospital and the American Heart Association.

In the past 10 years, the American Heart Association has trained nearly 10.1 million people nationwide in Hands-Only CPR via events, training kiosks and video education. In 2019, the American Heart Association advocated for the passage of legislation in Pennsylvania that ensures all high school students receive Hands-Only CPR training before graduation. This will put over 125,000 trained lifesavers into communities across Pennsylvania every year.

CPR training and wellness nights across the Susquehanna Valley were part of Penn State Health Children's Hospital's Youth Health Movement Platform Sponsorship with the American Heart Association. In addition to the wellness nights, the sponsorship supported a heart-healthy summer art contest and a quarterly newsletter with family heart health tips for the more than 10,500 students in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties who participate in the American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge program.

For more information about the American Heart Association's kids health initiatives, visit http://www.heart.org/kids.