Teen Heart-Health Initiative
Teen Heart-health Initiative
is a teen-powered, global health-initiative incubated at JSES International since 2014. Mentor Dr. Karol Watson, MD Founded May 2014 by Luca Pistor, Kaycee Branche, Hannah Fogelmann National Award UCLA Health awarded Kaycee Branche, and JSES founder Luca Pistor, an "Impact Award" at the 2017 Heart Awards In recognition of your determined efforts to spread the cardiovascular health message to a whole generation of younger people University Support Barbra Streisand's Women's Heart-health Program (UCLA) Directed by Dr. Karol Watson, MD Co-directed by Dr. Tamara Horwich, MD, Dr. Marcella Calfon Press, MD THH Leadership Team Mafalda von Alvenslaben, Corrie Branche, Alaman Diadhiou, Lara von Donnersmarck, Leo Donnersmarck, Erika Ekstrand, Sophie Ekstrand, Johanna Francis, Lucy Fried, Marcus Pistor, Jacob Tamkin, Scott Tamkin Mission The mission of theTeen Heart-Health Initiative is to share AHA-approved heart-health information with youth and teens around the world, with the aim to empower life-long heart-health habits and save as many future lives as possible, in the long-term. 2014 Incubation In March of 2014, JSES Founder Luca Pistor, was invited by Dr. Karol Watson MD, Dr. Tamara Horwich, MD, and Dr. Marcella Calfon Press, MD, to a UCLA round-table to discuss how JSES International, could share their teen-reach to build awareness of preventative cardiovascular health for teens. Inspired by the cardiologists, Luca and Kaycee co-founded the Teen Heart-health Initiative under the mentorship of Dr. Watson and her team. Luca brought the initiative into JSES Berlin 2014 and JSES Santa Monica 2014 to gather research and ideas from 50 JSES participants. 2015 Presentation At JSES Santa Monica 2015, Hannah Fogelmann and Alaman presented the initiative at JSES Santa Monica 2015 which garnered local support. Luca and Kaycee were introduced to LA's heart-health community at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion's 2015 Let's Talk event. Lara von Donnersmarck presented her Donners Market idea for farm-to-table produce boxes with a unique educational element, which received interest from a local family farm. 2016 Roundtable JSES Santa Monica 2016 hosted a Teen Heart-health Initiative round-table lunch with Dr. Karol Watson, MD, and Dr. Tamara Horwich, to create the Teen Leadership Team, where they brainstormed ideas and developed a music/media-project with professional musicians to roll-out in 2017. 2017 Roundtable JSES Santa Monica 2017 hosted a round-table lunch with Dr. Karol Watson, MD, and heard the updates of funding by Dr. Gordon, and a web app that sends heart-friendly texts to teens and the JSES group brainstormed on how to support that project. Luca and Kaycee were given UCLA Heart Awards' Impact Awards. Breaking it down with the JSES-methodology: DEFINE THE PROBLEM 1. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the U.S. 2. Teens DO NOT have access to updated heart-health-education to for their future heart-health. 3. Teens don't have access to testing for congenital heart-problems 4. Teens are under too much stress which is back for the heart, and need to learn de-stressing techniques. CREATE A SOLUTION 1. Name it to tame it! We are the Teen Heart-Health Initiative and we take daily action. 2. Work with Dr. Karol Watson MD and team to gather updated data for teen heart-health. 3. Find doctors and nurses to test for heart problems in youth and teens, introduce the initiative to LA's health-community 4. Learn and teach de-stressing techniques to students, and get de-stress professionals into schools. MEASURE SOCIAL IMPACT The teen-reach of Teen Heart-health Initiative has surpassed 3,000. We are increasing our reach by visiting schools in LA, NY, Berlin, and Xi'an. A city-wide launch started this year and #TeenHearthealthInitiative is expanding on social media. DEFINE THE NEXT STEPS Twice a year round-tables to check on our heart-health projects and teen reach program. Communicate THH through word of mouth, and JSES Santa Monica 2017 and JSES Berlin 2017 and Xi'an 2017, to get more teens on-board through school and community presentations*, through social media. LOCAL PRESS for JSES & Teen-heart-health Initiative: U Magazine May 2016 UCLA Health Website 2017 Diana Skaar UCLA 2016 Santa Monica Daily Press 2015 Santa Monica Mirror 2015 *** School Support Mirman School, UCLA Lab School, Berlin British School, Berlin Metropolitan School, JFK Schule, Nelson Mandela School, Pluralistic School ONE, Pressman Academy, Santa Monica High School Junior Social Entrepreneurship Summit *** School and Community Presentations" Mirman School (K-8) - February 2016 Corpus Christi - May 2016 Crossroads School - May 2016 WeWork Promenade Santa Monica - June 2016 Berlin Metropolitan School - July 2016 WeWork Sony Center Potsdamer Platz Berlin - July 2016 UCLA Lab School - September 20, 2016 John Adams Middle School - October 2016 Lincoln Middle School - November 2016 Friends School NYC - December 2016 Schiller Gymnasium, Berlin - December 2016 PS1 School - February 2017, March 2017 Santa Monica High School, April 2017 Friends Seminary School, June 2017 SCROLL TO BOTTOM TO SIGN-UP! Heart-health Resources:
Time Magazine's 10 Healthy International Breakfasts Sugar and Cardiovascular Health Plastics and Heart-health Mayo Clinic on Plastic and Health American Heart Association - Our Kids Program Coming: VIDEO Energy Drinks & Teen Heart-health by Mayo Clinic Cardiology Fellow and Researcher, Anna Svatikova, M.D., Ph.D
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