ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH BELIEVES IN MAKING AEDS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC 24/7. ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AN AED WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. OFTEN TIMES AEDS ARE LOCKED OR NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. BY PLACING AN AED IN A SMART MONITORED CABINET, IT CAN BE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY BY A BYSTANDER UNTIL MEDICAL HELP ARRIVES. STATISTICS SHOW THAT EARLY INTERVENTION WITH CPR AND THE USE OF AN AED DURING A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IS CRITICAL IN SURVIVAL RATES. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AEDS AND ALSO TO INFORM COMMUNITIES OF THEIR IMPORTANCE. SINCE INCEPTION, ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH HAS SURPASSED OVER 220 UNITS INSTALLED.FUNDS RAISED AT THE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT GO TOWARDS FUNDING NEW AED INSTALLATIONS, PARTIALLY FUNDING LOCATIONS THAT ARE RAISING MONEY FOR A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR CAUSE, HELPING TO FUND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEES THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH A 1 TIME GRANT AND NEED FUTURE FUNDING, CPR/AED TRAINING IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAINED BUT WANT MORE TRAINING.