HEALTH
& SAFETY SERVICES
Health & Safety Training
The American
Red Cross of the Susquehanna Valley offers several trainings for the community.
Local residents are given the opportunity to become certified in vital
life-saving techniques such as Adult CPR, Infant & Child CPR, First
Aid and AED. Take this opportunity to register online for upcoming courses.
Babysitter's Training
What teenagers need to know, and what every parent wants a responsible babysitter to know! American Red Cross Babysitter Training is for boys and girls, age 11-15, with a variety of experience levels. Participants learn how to interview for a babysitting job, how to keep themselves and the children that they watch safe, how to handle life-threatening emergencies and how to market skills acquired through the program to get new babysitting jobs.
Workplace Training
In addition to training community members, the local Red Cross also travels to businesses to teach employees life-saving and safety techniques in the workplace. Many courses such as ergonomics, protect your back and slips, trips and falls are specifically designed to benefit business persons.
Aquatics Training
Since 1914,
the American Red Cross has been the leader in aquatic education for people
of all ages and abilities. Highly trained and professional instructors
teach everything from home pool safety to seven different levels of learn-to-swim
instruction. With American Red Cross Lifeguard Training you will get complete
skills instruction, spinal injury management and learn valuable first
aid training and CPR for the professional rescuer. See our aquatics course
schedule to learn about the variety of programs that are offered in your
community.
Disaster Education
The disaster
courses offered by the American Red Cross are aimed to train current disaster
volunteers the best methods of response if an emergency would occur in
the Susquehanna Valley. However, these courses are open to the community
for disaster preparation purposes.
Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program
The Pennsylvania
Department of Aging has contracted with Promissor to develop, score, and report the results of the competency examination
to the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry. The American Red Cross of the
Susquehanna Valley works with Promissor to schedule and administer the examination.
To register for an examination call the American Red Cross Competency
Evaluation Program at
1-800-795-2350.
