The Foundation is committed to being involved in many healthy lifestyle initiatives but has, since its inception, developed and currently has in place two major long-term programmes:
Emergency Cardiac Care Programme
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Under this programme Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) training and certification is provided to laypersons, health care providers, and medical students.
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CDP&R – Rehab Centre
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Cardiac Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme (CDP&R) - “Rehab Centre”
The specific rehabilitation through regular prescribed and monitored exercise, dietary and psychological counselling and the education of persons who have had heart surgery, a heart attack, heart failure, a stroke or are at special risk of the foregoing.
The Foundation presently provides a rehabilitation service free of cost to indigent patients of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital who have had heart surgery, a heart attack or heart failure.
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We also offer other Projects and Programmes. These include:
- Hosting Barbados Heart Week
- Maintaining an up to date website – www.hsfbarbados.org
- Presenting annual Healthy Lifestyle Seminar
- Running Healthy Hearts Clubs for primary school children
- Educational outreach through TV and national press.
- Health fairs
- Provides counselling pre and post heart operation or stroke
- Tobacco Control Education