42 U.S.C. § 244a: Materials and resources to increase education and awareness of cardiomyopathy among school administrators, educators, and families

cardiomyopathy; long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, short QT syndrome, and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; and other high-risk cardiac conditions, as determined by the Secretary; guidelines regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in schools, early childhood education programs, and child care centers; training information on automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and recommendations for how schools, early childhood education programs, and child care centers can develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan. to school administrators, educators, school health professionals, coaches, families, guardians, caregivers, and other appropriate individuals, the information developed under subsection (a)(1); to parents, guardians, or other caregivers, the cardiomyopathy risk assessment developed pursuant to section 244b(b)(1) of this title ; and the guidelines described in subsection (a)(2); the training information described in subsection (a)(3); and the recommendations described in subsection (a)(4). The Secretary shall make available the materials and resources developed under subsection (a) to State and local health departments, pediatricians, hospitals, and other health professionals, such as nurses and first responders. The Secretary, through the Director, shall post the materials and resources developed under subsection (a) on the public Internet website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Director is encouraged to maintain on such public Internet website such additional information regarding cardiomyopathy as deemed appropriate by the Director. State educational agencies are encouraged to create public Internet webpages dedicated to cardiomyopathy and post the materials and resources developed under subsection (a) on such webpages. cases in which no symptoms are present (asymptomatic); and cases in which there are symptoms of a progressive condition that may result from an impaired ability of the heart to pump blood, such as fatigue, irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia), heart failure, and, potentially, sudden cardiac death; and the recognized types of which include dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and left ventricular non-compaction. The term “Director” means the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given to those terms in section 7801 of title 20 . The term “school administrator” means a principal, director, manager, or other supervisor or leader within an elementary school, secondary school, State-based early childhood education program, or child care center. The term “school health professional” means a health professional serving at an elementary school, secondary school, State-based early childhood education program, or child care center.