SafeBeat Initiative

Mission

To provide affordable, high-quality preventative heart screenings in an effort to reduce sudden cardiac death in youth.

Vision

To be the gold standard in preventative heart screenings in America's youth through innovation, education and strategic partnerships.

About

SafeBeat was founded by Jayne Vining in memory of her son Marc who died from Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  According to the American Heart Association, there are approximately 7,000+ needless deaths every year between the ages of 6-25 due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. These are often preexisting but undetected heart abnormalities that can usually be detected by a non-invasive electrocardiography screening. One in every 350 children will test positive for an abnormality. SafeBeat offers its life-saving education and advocacy not just to the registered athletes but to all active children.

In collaboration with Wolfson Children's Hospital of Jacksonville, Florida SafeBeat has successfully screened children throughout the South Georgia & North Florida region. We will continue to serve our local community and region as we work to extend our life saving services where ever possible.

SafeBeat is a national initiative that establishes local and regional preventative heart screenings in an effort to prevent sudden death in youth and create a healthier generation throughout America’s public middle/high school systems.

“Most heart defects are not typically detected by the traditional physician's examination, but a non-invasive heart screening can identify those at risk of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and other leading causes of Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes.”