First Aid classes / MICHAEL ANGELUCCI, WEST VIRGINIA

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First Aid classes / MICHAEL ANGELUCCI, WEST
VIRGINIA
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Michael Angelucci has been a dedicated advocacy
champion for heart-health policy in West Virginia
for many years. As a You're the Cure advocate,
AHA Advocacy Committee Chair and Marion County
EMT, he helped spearhead our efforts to pass CPR
in Schools legislation in 2015. Critical to the
success of the bill, he helped compile a
comprehensive listing of all facilities in the
state that were willing and able to teach CPR in
Schools once passed, and allowed us to share it
with the state department of education as a
resource. In addition, he helped to teach a CPR
in Schools training at the WV statewide KidStrong
conference, where hundreds of health and physical
education teachers and coaches attended.
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And his dedication to improving healthy in the
Mountain State doesn't end with passage of CPR in
Schools legislation. Michael also rounded up
thousands of signatures and delivered petitions
to lawmakers to help us protect clean indoor air
regulations around the state when several bills
were introduced to weaken them in the 2015 and
2016 WV Legislation Sessions. In preparation for
the 2016 legislative session, Michael
participated in several meetings with department
of health, EMS officials and neurology
specialists in the state to help lay the
groundwork for our Stroke Facility Designation
bill.
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During the session, he attended committee
meetings for the bill, contacted lawmakers and
attended our State Lobby Day on February 2nd. At
Lobby Day, he brought several employees with him
and the group conducted a Hands-Only CPR training
on the floor of the Senate during AHA's Go Red
Week! Thanks in large part to Michael's efforts,
the Stroke Bill was passed in the 2016
Session. We were excited to be able to present
Micheal with the 2016 American Heart Association
Distinguished Achievement Award for his
outstanding dedication to the health of the
Mountain State. Thank you, Michael, for
everything you do! Learn more about
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