Some think that this event is only important for athletes to attend but ALL North students are encouraged to participate! An email sent from North High on 1/22/2020 with links on how to register is copied below to refresh you on all of the details of this amazing event!
Don't let your student(s) miss this - it could literally save a life!
Young Hearts For Life Cardiac Screening on Feb. 27
Dear North High Students and Families,
We are pleased to bring the Young Hearts for Life® (YH4L) Cardiac Screening Program to North High School on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. All students whose parents authorize them to be tested will be screened.
Please be aware that repeat ECG testing is recommended every two (2) years.
YH4L will provide this free heart screening called an electrocardiogram (ECG) to identify high school students at risk for sudden cardiac death and to increase the public's awareness of this issue. To date, more than 250,000 students have been screened as a result of YH4L and almost 3,000 students have been diagnosed with heart abnormalities, ranging from mild to life-threatening. More information about the screening can be found on the YH4L website (www.yh4l.org).
A simple ECG, when used to screen young adults can detect certain serious heart conditions. Recording the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes attached to the skin with a mild adhesive can detect approximately 60% of the abnormalities or “markers” from these heart conditions that are associated with sudden cardiac death that a stethoscope cannot. Please note that ECG screenings result in less than 2% of the tests being falsely positive. This may require additional evaluation and testing by your physician. We believe that the benefit of this potentially lifesaving screening outweighs this concern.
We encourage you to discuss this screening with your student. Your student’s participation in the screening is your decision. We want to assure you that students’ confidentiality, privacy and individual modesty will be respected throughout all aspects of the program. Only female technicians will test girls and they will be screened in an area separate from boys.
- Click here for the YH4L informational packet.
- To register your child for this Free Lifesaving test, click here.
- To volunteer at the Downers Grove North screening, click here.
The Young Hearts For Life® Cardiac Screening is being provided this year to the students by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, just1mike Foundation, Mark Crabtree Memorial Fund, District 99 Education Foundation, and YH4L Donors. For more information about this program, please visit the Young Hearts for Life
Thank you!
North High School
