Learn to Save Lives

Free Heartsaver® CPR/AED Course will be offered in Sapulpa on May 22, 2014.

Participants learn CPR at the free Heartsaver® course in November.

Beckie Doyle, health educator for the Oklahoma State Department of Health, encourages Creek County and surrounding area residents and families to attend a free Heartsaver® CPR/AED Course on May 22 at the Library Annex in Sapulpa.

“This course is not for healthcare providers; rather, it is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED operation to meet job, regulatory or other requirements,” explained Doyle. “This course is good for those who have never taken a CPR course and for those that are renewing their card.”

Upon completion of this course, students will receive a Heartsaver® CPR/AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years. During the course, Doyle will conduct video-based lessons and work with students to complete their CPR and AED skills practice and testing.
Course completion cards will arrive via U. S. postal mail approximately three to four weeks after the completion of the course. Proof of attendance can be provided at the end of class for those that need immediate proof.

“This CPR/AED course is typically never offered to the general public at no charge,” added Melissa M. Struttmann, executive director of Creek County Literacy Program. “We are very fortunate that, through a grant, we are able to offer this course at no cost.”

This free Heartsaver® CPR/AED Course is open to the public and will be held two times on Thursday, May 22. A morning session will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, and an evening session will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Library Annex, 15 N. Poplar St. in Sapulpa. Light refreshments and snacks will be served at both sessions. Registration is limited to six participants for each class. Attendees must be at least 16 years old and must register in advance. To register for either the morning or evening session, please call (918) 224-9647.

This free Heartsaver® CPR/AED Course is a health literacy outreach project of Creek County Literacy Program, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, with funding provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more information about this program or other programs offered by Creek County Literacy Program, please contact Melissa M. Struttmann at (918) 224-9647 or by email at eat0@eau0eav0eaw0.

Seventeen percent of adults in Creek County 18 years or older do not have a high school diploma, and four percent of adults in Creek County 18 years or older do not have a 9th grade education. More than 400,000 Oklahoma adults are functionally illiterate. (Functionally illiterate is defined as lacking the literacy necessary for coping with most jobs and many everyday situations. These individuals read so poorly that they do not have the skills to properly fill out a job application, read a recipe card, read/dispute bills or read a prescription label.)

The mission of the Creek County Literacy Program is to encourage, educate and equip aspiring readers to overcome the barriers of illiteracy.

For more information, contact

Creek County Literacy Program

(918) 224-9647

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