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Defibrillator Project AED Donation and Newest JTB Heart Club at St Benedictine Academy -- Follow this link for our new Heart Club at St Benedictine Academy.
Legislative Initiative More than 40 Organizations Issue Call to Action on Sudden Cardiac Death In a powerful demonstration of collective standing in the healthcare community, more than 40 organizations gathered on Capitol Hill to issue a call to action in reducing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) deaths. JoAnne Taylor Babbitt attended the event on October 5th, 2010 and is pleased to announce the JTB Foundation will be joining the coalition.
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST COALITION &. AND THE JOHN TAYLOR BABBITT FOUNDATION
2011 Take A Stand Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest
In recognition of National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation participated in "Take A Stand Agains Sudden Cardiac Arrest," on Wednesday, October 26, 20111 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
The event was sponsored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition, of which the Foundation is a member. The event honored Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) who spoke about the "Teaching Children to Save LIves Act" which will provide grants for programs to teach children and teens CPR and how to use AEDs.
For additional event information ...
5th Annual Walk With Heart a Great Success
The fifth annual Walk With Heart was held on Sunday, May 15, at The Pingry School to raise funds to support the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation and its efforts to prevent sudden cardiac death. Over 400 students and families from the area participated in the event which raised more than $55,000 for the Foundation.
Foundation Sponsors Training Program, May 2010
John Taylor Babbitt Foundation Walk with Heart, May 16th
On Sunday, May 16th, The Pingry School, in Martinsville, New Jersey will be the site of the 4rd Annual Walk With Heart fundraiser to benefit the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation in its effort to prevent sudden cardiac death.
- Alternativepress.com - 4/25/2010
Progress Report on Research -- Fall 2011
Major achievements on the research project as of October, 2011:
1. Hired a student, Jenna Calvino, a recent college graduate to join the research team.
2. Doubled the number of purified DNA samples available for their work to ~200. These are individual purified DNA samples from HCM patients.
3. Collected and organized the clinical information associated with each DNA sample into a secure database; so they have both the genetic info -- DNA samples --and clinical info -- the specifics about that individual's disease presentation and progression. The secure database protects the privacy of the data.
4. Continued a number of technical studies related to the of a gene FHOD3 including (i) work on the DNA samples studying variations in FHOD3 in patients with HCM and (ii) studies in fruit flies of the fly-version of the same gene to find out precisely what it does and how it works.
5. Completed and submitted a manuscript for publication on the association between FHOD3 gene variations and HCM.
Saving Lives at St. Benedictine Academy AED Donation and Newest JTB Heart Club at St Benedictine Academy -- Follow this link for our new Heart Club at St Benedictine Academy.
Summer 2011 See our current newsletter for information on recent JTB Events and initiations.
The Life of John Babbitt
Speech Given by Ted Corvino ’94 at the Memorial Assembly - THE PINGRY RECORD - IN MEMORY OF JOHN TAYLOR BABBITT - JUNE 11, 2006
Young Adult Event
Young adults are invited to join the JTB Foundation on Saturday, January 7 at the Green Rock Tap and Grill in Hoboken, NJ for a casual get together to raise awareness and funds for the Foundation. We hope to see you all there!
Chatham Fields are Safer
CHATHAM - Borough recreation fields are safer for the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) placed there by the borough’s recreation department and the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation (JTB). The AEDs were placed at all five recreation fields in the borough.
Chatham High JTB Club Sponsors Red Shoelace Event
Defibrillators Come to the Chathams
Kiosks in Hospitals on AEDs and Sudden Cardiac Arrest The Foundation participated in the launch of educational kiosksin lobbies at Overlook and Morristown Memorial Hospitals. The kiosks explain what Sudden Cardiac Arrest is and how defibrillators and training can save lives.
New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force
The New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force was created by law in 2010 as a response to the deaths of student athletes in the State. The seven-member task force is “responsible for studying, evaluating and developing recommendations regarding specific measures to enhance the cardiac screening process of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other cardiac conditions in student athletes.”[1] In March of this year the Task Force issued an informational brochure which was sent to the heads of all school districts in the state with mandatory distribution to parents and guardians of every student athlete.
The brochure provides information on the common causes of sudden cardiac death in young athletes, warning signs, and screening recommendations in an easy to understand, question-and-answer format. The final section of the brochure addresses AEDs and states:
“The American Academy of Pediatrics/New Jersey Chapter recommends that schools:
· Have an AED available at every sports event (three minutes total time to reach and return with the AED)
· Have personnel available who are trained in AED use present at practices and games.
· Have coaches and athletic trainers trained in basic life support techniques (CPR)
· Call 911 immediately while someone is retrieving the AED.”
We applaud the effort of the Task Force and happy to see this important informational communication on student athlete cardiac health.
CLICK THE READ MORE BUTTON BELOW FOR A COPY OF THE BROCHURE.
Pingry Record - Memorial Articles and Tributes published in the Pingry Record Memorial to John, June 11, 2006
Update on Josh Miller Heart Act
Today, H.R. 4926, the Josh Miller HEARTS (Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools) Act passed the US House of Representatives. This legislation was introduced in the House by Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-OH) in December, 2007. The Josh Miller HEARTS Act will establish a grant program through the Department of Education that will provide schools with funds for lifesaving AEDs and AED/CPR training. The legislation is modeled on the successful School AED Program recently completed in the state of Ohio, which has already saved 13 lives.
AEDs Now at Fields in the Chathams
Automated External Defibrillators Now At Parks in Chatham Township and Chatham Borough Take a look at any public park in Chatham -- the township and the borough -- and you’ll see the result of months of work by JoAnne Babbitt, a longtime resident whose son, John, died suddenly of an unknown heart condition several years ago at the age of 16.
JTB Heart Clubs
A JTB Heart Club is a campus chapter of the JTB Foundation, a non-profit foundation established to prevent sudden cardiac death. The Foundation is named in honor of John Taylor Babbitt who died at age 16 when his heart stopped during a basketball game at his church gym.
A JTB Heart Club is founded, organized, and run by students on a high school or college campus. The club contributes to the foundation mission by focusing on four goals: Advocacy, Education, Defibrillators and Fundraising. A campus club should also have an adviser from the faculty or administration according to the school’s policy.
For more information on how to start a club at your High School or University, please download the Campus Clulb Toolkit.
My Best Friend
‘I Am Honored to Call John My Best Friend’ - by Caitlin Demkin: Pingry Record - Memorial
NJMunicipality Article on Defibrillators
See this article from the New Jersey Municipality Magazine on the Chatham Defibrillator Project.
Preventing Sudden Death in Young Athletes
From Family Health Magazine - Fall/Winter 2006: The sudden cardiac death of a young, competitive athlete is an unusual but tragic event that often leads to local and national headlines.
Summer 2009
Summer 2009 Newsletter
Updating NJ's Good Samaritan Law The Foundation has launched a new initiative focused on updating New Jersey's Public Access Defibrillator Law (N.J.S.A. 2A; 625:62S-23 et seq.). The current law is outdated and has not kept pace with the advances in easy-to-use defibrillator technology. Many other states have modernized their AED laws and New Jersey needs to do the same. Revising the law is needed to encourage bystanders to try to save the lives of victims of sudden cardiac arrest and to promote automated external defibrillator deployment. Specifically, we are petitioning you to amend the current NJ law to release any layperson, trained or untrained, from liability in using an AED and to provide immunity from civil liability for rescuers, acquirers, enablers, owners, and providers of AEDs for acts or omissions in rendering emergency aid.
As Richard Lazarus wrote, AEDs themselves do not save lives. Rather, people quickly retrieving and using AEDs saves lives. (Legislative Strategies for Modernizing U.S. AED Laws, Dec, 2006). Reforming New Jerseys AED legislation is a critical necessity not only to increase the deployment of AEDs in schools, on playing fields, and at public gathering places, but also to encourage their use to save lives.
Foundation Issues Guide for Defibrillator Program The JTB Foundation has just issued an easy-to-use guide for launching a defibrillator and training program in your town or community. Based on our successful initiative in the Chathams, the guide provides a step-by-step program that can save lives by preventing sudden cardiac death through defibrillators and CPR/AED training.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Gift Wrapping for JTB at Barnes and Noble
Come see us on December 10st from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Livingston Mall.
Pingry Review - In Memoriam
Article published in the Pingry Review in memory of John Taylor Babbitt.
Study Adds to Debate over Heart Tests for Athletes
From the National Public Radio website: Each time one of these tragedies occurs, it raises the question of whether anything can be done to prevent them.
Mitigating Sports Risk Event Sponsored by Foundation
Foundation Hosts Event Highlighting Prevention of Injuries and Cardiac Arrest in Sports
Experts and activities gathered at the Pingry School's Martinsville Campus earlier this year. The reason? To discuss something that ths increasingly become a hot-button topic in recent years: The risks of sports injuries on our youth and what to do to mitigate them. For more information ...
Testing the hearts of young athletes
From the Newark Star Ledger, Sunday, April 1, 2007: "Screening program strives to prevent tragedy" by Angela Stewart
A Son's Death Inspires a Mission
At Little League practice, Robbie Levine was running the bases during a relay race. As he rounded first, his dad, Craig, the coach, remembers thinking his son had never run so fast... Robbie had reached home plate and collapsed.
Faith, Hope and Love
From St. Patrick's Parish Life and Times, May 2008:
"If you’re like most people, you expect each day to be pretty much like the last one. Sure, experiences vary from day to day…some days are good while others leave a lot to be desired. Although you know life isn’t perfect, you kind of assume things will continue on an even keel. What you don’t expect is to experience a life shattering event ? one that, in the blink of an eye, changes you forever."
John Taylor Babbitt '07 Memorial Field
Article from the Winter 2009 issue of the Pingry Review on the new turf field
in honor of John.
John's Photo Album
Click here for John's Photo Album
JTB Foundation at the Delbarton School
