Dedicated to increasing awareness of and preventing death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest.
Keyword: healthy living
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Parent Heart Watch
Dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest.
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American Heart Association CPR & First Aid
National resource for all things heart related, including sudden cardiac death prevention resources.
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Cove Point Foundation – Congenital Heart Disease
Provided by Johns Hopkins University, the world’s largest information resource for pediatric and adult congenital heart disease.
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Too Young To Die – An update on the Impact of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young in Michigan 1999-2011
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is pleased to present this updated report detailing the impact of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in Michigan young people under age 40—an issue of grave public health concern.
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Organization for Teratology Information Services (OTIS)
This site offers information about exposures to possible harmful substances during pregnancy. It contains a list of state contacts for teratology information, fact sheets, special projects, and links.
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MDHHS Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young
The MDHHS Genomics Program initiated a surveillance system to further assess the impact of SCDY and identify action steps for prevention. This website provides links, events, and data on SCDY.
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Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening Program
The Michigan Newborn Screening Program added screening for critical congenital heart defects using pulse oximetry for all newborns to the panel on April 1, 2014.