Heart Safe Communities UK

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARDIAC HEALTH ISSUES AND THE NEED FOR PREVENTION AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LIVING, WORKING OR VISITING THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(A) PROMOTING THE CONCEPT, DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON STANDARDS LEADING TO A SINGLE UNIFIED ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR ?HEART SAFE COMMUNITIES?.(B) BUILDING CAPACITY AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CREATE HEART SAFE COMMUNITIES (HSC) [CARING COMMUNITIES] BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CARING COMMUNITIES, SAVING LIVES, EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY, FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY; THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY(C) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING HEALTH AND RELATED ISSUES AND/OR(D)THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC ON LIFE SAVING / SKILLS SUCH AS HOW TO PERFORM CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND USE AN AED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRAINING THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND ORGANISATIONS; AND / OR(E)THE PROVISION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AS PART OF STRATEGIC NETWORKS (PREDOMINANTLY PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATORS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR EMERGENCY CARE); AND/ OR(F)SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PREMISES TO RAISE AWARENESS, OFFER TRAINING, PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF DEFIBRILLATORS; AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR EMERGENCY CARE (G)THE PROVISION/ FACILITATION OF CLEAR SIGNAGE AND INFORMATION THAT ENABLES LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT TO BE FOUND AND ACCESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN NEEDED(H) SEEKING OUT NEW, NOVEL AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DEVELOP HEART SAFE COMMUNITIES WHILE IMPROVING SPEED OF ACCESS, DELIVERY AND AWARENESS OF RELATED ISSUES; AND/OR(I) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.