Tampa Bay Health:
American Heart Association
& NFL Offer Incentive for
Hands-Only In-School
CPR Education
As part of a collaboration between the American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, and the National Football League (NFL) Foundation to encourage young people to learn Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Students who participated in the Association’s in-school programs, Kids Heart Challenge™ and American Heart Challenge™, during the 2024-25 school year and learned Hands Only CPR were eligible for incentive prize drawings from the NFL. Locally, Lucy Kingston at Collins PK-8 won two tickets to Super Bowl LX. Super Bowl LX will be taking place on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
“At the American Heart Association our future is about improving yours. Through the generous incentives provided by the NFL we are working together to motivate more students to complete the Hands-Only CPR module and share what they learned with their families, expanding awareness of how to respond in a cardiac emergency,”
said Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association. “Through our collaboration with the NFL, we reached more schools and empowered more students with the lifesaving skill of CPR.”
According to American Heart Association data, 9 out of every 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, in part because they do not receive immediate CPR more than half of the time. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. A scientific statement from the Heart Association shows that children as young as age four can impact the survival rate by calling 911.
“Our collaboration with the American Heart Association will ensure that young people across the country are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to act in a cardiac emergency,”
said NFL Vice President of Philanthropy and Executive Director of the NFL Foundation Alexia Gallagher. “By empowering the next generation with these lifesaving skills, we are not only strengthening the chain of survival today, but also helping to build healthier, safer communities for the future.”
The Association encourages everyone, everywhere to join in the Nation of Lifesavers initiative and make CPR awareness and education a permanent fixture in all communities across the country. Take 90 seconds to learn how to save a life now at www.heart.org/nation.
Take 90 seconds to learn
how to save a life at
www.heart.org/HandsOnlyCPR
