About the Project

At its heart, PulsePoint will be a student-led project, focused on improving awareness and accessibility surrounding emergency response within Amish communities inhabiting Georgia, while remaining deeply respectful of their beliefs and ways of life. Conceptualized around the understanding that community-led care often serves as the first line of support during emergencies, the project hopes to understand how CPR, first-aid education and cardiac health awareness can be shared in ways that are as practical as they are sensitive. 

This includes working towards developing a series of educational leaflets that explain CPR techniques in simple and accessible language, facilitating in-person workshops for younger members of the Amish community, and organizing a cardiac health camp led by medical professionals who are respectful of community beliefs and healthcare preferences. Alongside these efforts, the initiative will also seek to conduct a fundraising campaign supporting educational materials, health programming, and community resources, while producing a research-based white paper examining how emergency response education can be thoughtfully balanced with cultural traditions. Through all of its efforts, PulsePoint hopes to foster greater awareness, conversation and confidence surrounding emergency medical care in a manner that is rooted in compassion.