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Month: August 2014

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Health & Safety

QUIZ: Do You Actually Know How to Swim?

by Curtis Midkiff August 28, 2014

For the past 100 years, we’ve been helping millions of kids, teens and adults learn how to swim and become lifeguards and instructors. This year, the American Red Cross launched …

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Health & Safety

Rip Currents – What Lies Beneath

by Sarah Layton August 27, 2014

By Dr. Peter G. Wernicki As Hurricane Cristobal moves slowly up the Atlantic and Hurricane Marie tears through the Pacific, they are bringing high surf to vacation spots along both …

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International

Q&A from Iraq: A Firsthand Account

by Sarah Layton August 27, 2014

The American Red Cross is in northern Iraq providing relief to people seeking refuge from violence that has forced more than 650,000 people to flee to the Kurdistan region in …

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International

Mapping to Fight Ebola

by Kristiana Almeida August 25, 2014August 25, 2014

Remember when you were a little kid and one of the first things you learned were shapes –squares, triangles, lines and circles. Those shapes that form when you are three …

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International

150 Years of the Geneva Convention

by Kristiana Almeida August 22, 2014

One hundred and fifty years ago, the original Geneva Convention—more commonly known as the rules of war—was created. These rules govern and limit actions that take place during armed conflict, …

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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Back to School for College Students

by Erin Ferris August 20, 2014

During the elementary, middle, and high school years, much of the responsibility for students’ health and safety belongs to teachers, administrators, and school nurses. Staff members know CPR, basic first …

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Blood

The Journey from Arm to Arm — Wynonna & Cactus’ story

by Curtis Midkiff August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

Blood donations help millions of patients in need.  To make the journey from “arm to arm,” every unit goes through so many steps and tests to ensure that it is …

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Disaster

From Desk to Disaster: Interns Train to Become Responders

by Sarah Layton August 13, 2014

By Liza Crawford, Media Relations Intern As a communications intern at the American Red Cross, I see stories every day about our volunteers responding to disasters. Their names are rarely mentioned, but …

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Health & Safety

Sometimes Heroes Wear Crowns

by Sarah Layton August 13, 2014August 13, 2014

By Scott E. Toncray, APR Hayley Lewis, 21, Miss Tennessee 2014 recently preformed lifesaving skills she learned from being an American Red Cross Certified Lifeguard. A fellow pageant contestant choked …

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Blood

100 Days of Summer International #YouthDay

by Sarah Layton August 12, 2014

By Eddie Zitnik, Chair, American Red Cross National Youth Council Today is International Youth Day, a special day during the year which celebrates the impact youth can make on society …

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