Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills in Schools
Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills in
Schools
Be ready with BELSS on!
The BELSS Initiative is designed to increase the number of school-aged youth who are competent in emergency health skills by training instructors and providing curriculums to promote the development of these skills. Emergency health is the spectrum of knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to serious, unexpected situations that require immediate action. Emergency health encompasses injury prevention, safety, first aid, CPR, AED, emergency preparedness, and coordinated school health programs. More importantly, it represents the interaction and integration of these components. BELSS is the first comprehensive model of emergency health in schools.
Trainings will be held in various locations throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The workshops are intended for school nurses, health teachers, physical education teachers, elementary teachers, health service directors, safety/security directors, social workers, EMS personnel, and ALL those responsible for teaching emergency health skills to school district youth and staff. Participants who attend the workshops will receive valuable certifications, curriculum, and resources for implementing safety education in their schools.
BELSS materials and training paid for by an EMSC Targeted Issues Grant from Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Maternal & Child Health Bureau. Grant Number: 1 H34 MC 00123 01. Supported in part by Wisconsin EMSC Partnership Grant 1 H33 MC 00145 01from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program.
