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THE JASON FOUNDATION
jasonfoundation.com
HCA Healthcare is proud to partner with and support
The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) by playing an active role
in the vital effort to end youth suicide. The foundation was
created by Clark Flatt in memory of his son Jason, who took
his own life in 1997 at age 16.
JFI helps equip young people, educators, youth workers
and parents with the resources to identify and assist
at-risk youth. JFI has also championed legislation in
20 states requiring all educators in the state to complete
two hours of youth suicide awareness and prevention
training each year in order to maintain their licenses.
Formally, we teamed up with JFI in 2013 to educate
our communities about youth suicide, and there are now
13 HCA Healthcare affiliate offices on our hospital
campuses nationwide that serve as information hubs.
"JFI believes that awareness and education
are the first steps to prevention," says Eric Paul,
HCA Healthcare's president of behavioral health services.
JFI wants to establish a Triangle of Prevention by
providing students, parents and teachers with the tools
and resources to identify and assist at-risk youth.
It's critical to be able to recognize when young people
are in pain and know to get professional help involved
as soon as possible.

MARCH OF DIMES
marchofdimes.org
March of Dimes (MOD) began with President Franklin
Roosevelt's struggle with polio, with MOD research leading
to eradication of the disease in the United States. The focus
then broadened to address other threats for moms and
babies with innovations like newborn screening.
"HCA Healthcare has partnered with March
of Dimes for nearly a decade in the fight against
premature birth through our research on 39
weeks [advocating no elective delivery prior to that time],"
says Amy Casseri, HCA Healthcare's vice president of
women's and children's services. "This research supported a
worldwide evidence-based practice change that improved
health outcomes for babies."
Efforts to help premature babies include the NICU
(Newborn Intensive Care Unit) Family Support program,
available in 60-plus hospitals where it reaches more than
50,000 families every year. The program helps support families during their baby's time in the NICU and also educates
NICU staff about the best ways to offer support.
"Given the strength of our local relationships with March
of Dimes, it made sense to elevate our partnership to a
national level," says Amy. "In 2018, fundraising walks we
led as a national partner raised more than $1 million to help
moms and babies have a healthier tomorrow." ■

IN THE
KNOW

62,000

Disaster responses
are handled each year
by the American
Red Cross.

"Jason"

Text this to The Jason
Foundation at 741741 if
you are experiencing
a crisis.

50,000

Families are reached
by March of Dimes'
NICU Family Support
program annually.

When we learned that another son was on the way, we were super excited. A week from my due date, I had a
routine checkup. An ultrasound revealed there was no heartbeat. I went numb. Cameron Troy was gone before he
took a breath. It changed me and my family forever and challenged me to do something in his honor.
In 2013, we created a March of Dimes team named Cameron Troy, later changing it to Alexander's Angels.
We served as the 2018 Houston Ambassador Family to honor Cameron, celebrate Christian's journey and give thanks
for the healthy birth of our firstborn, daughter Kaiman Dior. I'm a co-chair for the 2020 March for Babies Campaign.
Our journey hasn't always been easy, but we're proud to be helping moms and babies through the March of Dimes.
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