Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Meet Angela Zeng
This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting men and women who play an important role in helping the American Red Cross fulfill its humanitarian mission every day. This week,... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Red Cross Life Volunteers Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Chinese Pacific Heritage Red Cross volunteer volunteering Source Type: news

Mom Paid it Forward as Blood Donor Years Before Needing Lifesaving Transfusions
Joanna Suprock received 16 units of blood, 10 units of plasma and four units of platelets.  A mother’s love is often considered to be at the apex of affection and selfless care. When Joanna... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Amazon Alexa birth blood donor blood tranfusions motherhood mothers day pregnancy Source Type: news

Mary M.A. Weiss: A Fearless Red Cross Nurse
Mary M. A. Weiss, a New York resident, was a fearless woman who twice braved the dangers of World War I as a Red Cross nurse. Weiss documented her experiences ... The post Mary M.A. Weiss: A... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nicholas Lemesh Tags: Archives History Volunteers hospitals Mary Weiss nurses nursing New York Red Cross Nurses world war I Source Type: news

National Nurses Week: Meet Nurse Volunteer Sydney Slusser
Konnichiwa! My name is Sydney Slusser. I am a Registered Nurse (RN) currently living with my husband and two cats, Emma and Quincy, in Iwakuni, Japan.  I was born in ... The post National Nurses... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Military Support Volunteers Japan Military Spouse Nursing service to the armed forces volunteer nurse volunteering Source Type: news

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Meet June Maeva
This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting men and women who play an important role in helping the American Red Cross fulfill its humanitarian mission every day. This week,... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Red Cross Life Volunteers American Samoa Asian Pacific American Heritage Month June Maeva Pacific Heritage Red Cross volunteer volunteering Source Type: news

From Home Fire Survivor to Volunteer: Jesennia Rodriguez ’s Story
During the Northeast Blackout in August of 2003, six-year-old Kevin struck a match to find his way in the dark. That night, Kevin passed away in a home fire, leaving ... The post From Home Fire... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Uncategorized fire safety home fire home fire campaign home fire volunteer New York City smoke alarm Sound the Alarm volunteering Source Type: news

Jane A. Delano: Pioneer of the Modern Nursing Profession
This month we celebrated Jane A. Delano’s contributions to the Red Cross and the field of nursing, with a wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery. A pioneer of the modern ... The post... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Uncategorized Arlington Cemetery Jane Delano Nursing Red Cross Nursing Service WWI Source Type: news

Who Blood Tranfusions Help: Layla Wigmore ’s Story
Layla Wigmore is an 8-year-old, third grader with a big smile and a big heart for helping others. In March 2018, she was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare ... The post Who Blood... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood aplastic anemia blood donation blood donor blood transfusion game of thrones Layla Layla Wigmore Source Type: news

How To: Use Red Cross Skills on Your Alexa-Enabled Devices
Do you have an Alexa-enabled device at home? Well, we have good news for you! This month, the American Red Cross is launching three skills for Amazon Echo and other ... The post How To: Use Red... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Disaster Health & Safety Alexa Alexa-Enabled Device Amazon blood donation scheduling Enable Red Cross skills First aid skills Hurricane alerts Source Type: news

Game of Thrones: Your Last Chance to Bleed #ForTheThrone and Win
The day we’ve been anxiously waiting for over the last year is finally here. In a matter of hours, the season 8 premiere of Game of Thrones will air on ... The post Game of Thrones: Your Last Chance... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood #FortheThrone blood donation blood donor game of thrones got HBO Iron Throne Playol Playol Shippey III poster Season 8 Premiere Source Type: news

QUIZ: What Do You Know About Platelets?
Most people have heard of donating blood, but they haven’t heard about giving platelets. In fact, many people don’t even know what platelets are or who they can help. Do ... The post QUIZ: What Do... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Blood donors cancer cancer kickers platelets quiz Source Type: news

What it Means to be the Child of a Service Member
When you ask military children where they’re from, they usually respond with clarifying questions like, “Oh, do you mean where I was born, where I was last stationed, where I ... The post What it... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Military Support Volunteers armed forces Military child service to the armed forces West Point Source Type: news

A Disaster in My Own Backyard: Deploying to the Nebraska Floods Response
When disasters happen, the American Red Cross is there to bring help and hope. This March, it was the people of my home state of Nebraska who needed the Red ... The post A Disaster in My Own... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Disaster flood flooding Nebraska Red Cross shelter Source Type: news

A Disaster in My Own Backyard
When disasters happen, the American Red Cross is there to bring help and hope. This March, it was the people of my home state of Nebraska who needed the Red ... The post A Disaster in My Own... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Disaster flood flooding Nebraska Red Cross shelter Source Type: news

Red Cross Employee Uses First Aid Training to Help Save Son ’s Life
During Red Cross Month we celebrate heroes who use their Red Cross training to assist others in an emergency. Red Cross Training Services employee, Shabazz Torres, is a Senior Digital ... The post... {This is a content summary only. Click the blog post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the blog and more!} (Source: Red Cross Chat)
Source: Red Cross Chat - March 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Health & Safety certificate of merit cpr lifesaving award Red Cross training Shabazz Torres take a class training services Source Type: news