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Muskegon County proclaims February 2025 American Heart Month
Summary
Muskegon County Chair Nash read a proclamation, submitted by HealthWest staff, declaring February 2025 American Heart Month and urging residents to learn CPR and support cardiac arrest survival efforts.
MUSKEGON, Mich. — The Muskegon County Human Services Committee read a proclamation at its Feb. 11 meeting declaring February 2025 as American Heart Month.
Chair Nash presented the proclamation, submitted by HealthWest staff, that urged residents to increase awareness of heart disease, learn CPR and support accessibility to automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The proclamation cites national figures included in its text: more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the United States, about 70 percent happen at home, and about 1 in 10 people survive. The proclamation also notes that the American Heart Association has set a goal of doubling cardiac arrest survival by 2030 by encouraging bystander intervention.
The committee received the proclamation; no formal vote or amendment was recorded in the transcript. Committee members acknowledged the proclamation and moved to other business.
