What is a HeartSafe Community? A HeartSafe Community focuses on saving lives! Hands-only CPR training, AED access, and heart healthly programs are just a few of the criteria a community must meet in order to achieve the "HeartSafe Community" designation! For more informtion, visit https://citizencpr.org/heartsafe/.
Scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of upcoming CPR training opportunities!
Watch Holland native, John Shea's, cardiac arrest story
Having a friend or family member with a medical emergency can be a scary situation. Learning CPR can train you how to best help them during a cardiac arrest.
See how the Evergreen Commons staff and members came together to help their friend Pam!
You don't need to know someone to make a huge difference in their life! Complete strangers can work together through CPR to help a cardiac arrest victim.
Learn on how complete strangers saved a Holland community member's life!
We are so excited that our mentor community, Johnson County, Iowa, received their "HeartSafe Community" designation in February 2023! They are the fourth community in the country to received this status under the Citizen CPR Foundation, and we hope to follow them soon!
Are you interested in helping save lives in the Ottawa County Community? Click on the videos below to learn how with PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED! Go to your Apple App Store or Google Play to download!
Learn what to do for someone in cardiac arrest - in under two minutes!
This video takes a light-hearted approach to a serious heart matter - cardiac arrest. Learn the easy 2-step process that can increase a person's chance of survival from a cardiac arrest!
Aprenda qué hacer para ayudar a alguien que sufre un paro cardíaco: ¡en menos de 2 minutos!
Este video muestra los pasos básicos y fáciles a seguir si ve a alguien en paro cardíaco.
Learn the signs and symptoms of a heart attack - from Elizabeth Banks!
Having a heart attack, if left untreated, can lead to a much more serious matter - cardiac arrest. Actor Elizabeth Banks gives a realistic (and entertaining) performance of what a heart attack may look like for many people.
Want to know more about how the Holland firefighters train and continually strive to improve their emergency medical services to the community? Look under the "Emergency Medical Services" section of the Holland Department of Public Safety's Annual Report: https://www.cityofholland.com/1098/Annual-Reporting
Upcoming CPR Events
Thursday, February 29 - Make a reservation using the code "HeartSafe Holland" and eat at Big E's restaurant on 8th Street and they will donate 10% of your bill to our PulsePoint Fundraising efforts!
Monday, March 18, 2024, 6:30pm: Free 1-hour CPR/AED class at Park Theater. Go to www.parktheatreholland.org to register
Monday, April 15, 2024, 6:30pm: Free 1-hour CPR/AED class at Park Theater. Go to www.parktheatreholland.org to register
Interested in a CPR Class, but nothing listed works for your schedule? Fill out the form below and we will contact you! Or email/call us at HeartSafeHolland@gmail.com, 616-834-0602 and let us know you are interested!