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"Who We Play For" screening credited with saving students; board proclaims Heart Health Month
Summary
A student survivor and county screening director told the board that ECG screenings in schools have identified potentially life-threatening heart conditions; the board adopted a Heart Health Month proclamation recognizing the screenings and urging countywide awareness.
The Brevard Public School Board adopted a Heart Health Month proclamation and heard testimony from Who We Play For, a nonprofit that provides ECG screenings in district schools, including a first-hand account from a young man who credited a screening with identifying a life-threatening condition.
Stacy Carticini, heart-screening director for Who We Play For, said the organization is conducting screenings across the district, focusing on sixth graders at minimal or no cost. "The ECGs that we provide, for free, no cost or low cost, are saving lives across the county," Carticini said. She said the program is working with schools to screen students…
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