Entries by The Mikey Network

We Have A Winner!

We’re proud to announce the winner of our Mikey Young At Heart App referral contest. We wanted a fun way to help the students who have already used the App, get the word out. To enter, participants used our form to tell their friends about using the App to earn volunteer hours while learning about CPR/AED. […]

A Group of Parents Fighting Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Student Athletes

The Today Show, featured a group of parents who are fighting Sudden Cardiac Arrest in teen athletes. Part of their “Winning At All Costs” series, the story focuses on some of the risks and dangers facing young athletes. Jenna Bush Hager speaks to a group of parents who formed Parents Heart Watch, and have a […]

10 Doctor Recommendations for Heart Health

It sometimes seems like the information in news articles about health recommendations change weekly. Do you find it hard to keep up? Here are just a few recommendations we’ve come across recently: Doctors recommend eating about 25 grams of fibre every day to improve heart health. Are you getting that much? Moderate your intake of […]

Off To The Races With Mustard Seed Racing And Tarpin Lumber

This past weekend The Mikey Network team had another fun-filled day at Sunset International Speedway. We were able to watch an exciting, heart-pounding race and help raise money to place more public access defibrillators. We are very grateful for our partnership with Mustard Seed Racing and Tarpin Lumber, who helped us put on this wonderful […]

Study: Canadians Hesitant To Perform CPR

Research conducted at St. Mike’s Rescue, the largest resuscitation research program in Canada, says that Canadians are squeamish about performing CPR on strangers – even without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. New evidence suggests that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation doesn’t make enough of a difference to continue recommending it. New CPR guidelines introduced in 2010 say that untrained bystanders should […]