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Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Health
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Hewitt-Trussville HS hosting heart screening event for students
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) — Hewitt-Trussville High School will be hosting a heart screening event later this month for any interested high school students in an effort to identify potential heart conditions that could put students at risk for a sudden cardiac event. According to Chris Basinger with the Trussville Tribune, the HTHS Focus Club, a student-led peer education program, is partnering with two organizations to provide the free screening–Heart for Athletes and The Kristoffer Larsen Big Heart Foundation. About 1 in every 300 students tested are found to have a heart abnormality, so Trussville City Schools lead nurse Dana DePew believes there is a good chance of something being found at the HTHS screening. 'That's pretty good odds that we would find something that needs further investigation,' DePew said. 'EKGs are just not part of a routine physical exam so these things aren't always picked up.' How to check your Alabama tax refund status The event will feature six EKG machines that will map the rate and rhythm of each student's heart. A physician will then review the data and determine if further evaluation is needed to identify a heart defect. 'It's a screening, it's not a diagnosis. It would pick up any heart rhythm abnormalities that would need further investigation, and so if any are found then the parents would be notified and offered some resources about next steps and how to follow up with that for further evaluation,' DePew said. While students wait to take their EKGs, the school will also be engaging them with hands-on CPR and AED demonstrations. 'It's a kind of education and screening at the same time,' DePew said. 'This is a great opportunity for them to get it done for free and very conveniently at school.' The screening will be held on March 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the small gym. A few days before the event, students will be given a schedule that says what time their screening will be. Sign ups are open now using the QR code included below. Parent permission is required, and space is limited. ACFrOgBanvoxv2NEyYyIkFsdK_ANA6pCO4JDDcNEk80LFFIbPdGV8498C5CMU5JZw1ErJTJLYiKsYkotMrQDQoAV6Bjw_EZJ9JXuXo19RO73w4lvTRxDjyy7Dz-SKJC8qsY71DqeO_hRcoQR0vreDownload Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nebraska nonprofit explains impact of federal funding freeze
LYONS, Neb. (KCAU) — In the wake of the Trump administration's announcement of a federal spending freeze, a Nebraska organization says it's been a crazy and stressful month as they continue to figure out when certain program funding is usable. The Center for Rural Affairs provides financing to small businesses and communities, with some of their funding coming from federal grants and contracts. Solar for All is one of many projects Rural Affairs works with, which provides low-income homeowners with solar panels to reduce electric costs. Woodbury County Democrats join statewide call to rally against new budget plans 'We have been working with partners, housing developers, utilities in the state for nearly two years to launch this project, and the uncertainty for the last three weeks really caused us to have to put a pause on a lot of things,' Brian DePew with the Center for Rural Affairs said. While Solar for All funding has recently been thawed, one of the nonprofits' federal contracts was ordered to stop. 'That grant award was for helping small communities navigate federal grants for things like drinking water and wastewater systems and brownfield remediation,' DePew said. 'And as of right now, we're unsure whether we're going to be able to provide communities that we were working with on water and wastewater and brownfield remediation, ongoing assistance or not.' The federal funding freeze has left the Center for Rural Affairs and their clients high and dry. 'This is money that was appropriated by Congress, and we actually have a contractual obligation to carry out the work just as the agencies have a contractual obligation to pay us for carrying out that work,' DePew said. Sioux City organizations to host informational presentations on how to interact with immigration officials Officials appreciate federal employees being able to keep them informed as much as possible. 'Federal agency staff, I think, have done their best to try to reach out to us, to notify us to their understanding of what is occurring,' DePew said. 'As employees have been fired, you know, there's less people at the agencies to work with us on these things.' DePew says he's thankful some federal funding is returning and hopes to see more program funds available in the days to come. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
