Henderson County Red Cross - Together We Can Make a Difference

Health & Safety General Information

Health & Safety Training

     From First Aid, CPR and AED training to swimming and lifeguarding to "Babysitting Training", American Red Cross programs help people lead safer and healthier lives. Programs and materials are developed in collaboration with leading medical authorities.   Last Fiscal Year over 4,900 individuals learned lifesaving skills or safety training through classes offered by the Henderson County Chapter.

     Our chapter schedules classes each month in Adult CPR/AED, Infant/Child CPR, and First Aid.

     Other classes, such as CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Pet First Aid, Wilderness First Aid and Babysitting are also scheduled numerous times each year.

     Look to our community partners, Lelia Patterson Center, the Henderson County YMCA and Patton Pool for classes in Water Safety and Lifeguarding.
           Tough to fit a class into your schedule? Try our new Blended Learning classes. You take part of your class online and then a shorter skills session in the classroom with an instructor.  If you like spending less time in the classroom and enjoy learning at your own pace, this may be the program for you.

     Another time-efficient way of learning CPR is our new CPR Made Simple class. One hour and only a $10 cost! Includes limited practice time and a wallet card that outlines emergency steps for CPR. This class develops CPR skills but does not satisfy American Red Cross certification requirements and is therefore not appropriate if your job or profession requires certification.

     Do you just want a some additional information to help you be better prepared and "Be Red Cross Ready"? Try our First Aid and CPR For Everyone Kit. Includes a DVD and practice tools to provide an introduction to Compression-only CPR and First Aid so you don't have to be a helpless bystander. The kit is $10 and can be purchased at the Chapter office.

     Employers, schools, organizations and groups: Could your team benefit from health and safety training? If you have 6 or more people that could form a class, we can bring the class to you. Please call our office at (828) 693-5605 to schedule a time for an instructor to come to your location and provide training. You provide the participants, the space for class and we can bring the rest. Health and Safety Training- To Go! Contact us for more information or to schedule your training!

Class Registration Information

Please contact our office at (828) 693-5605 to register for a class or for more information. Payment is required at time of registration and we ask that you understand that we are unable to hold a place in a class without advance payment. We accept cash, check or Visa/MasterCard/American Express. Due to bank charges, we must apply a returned check fee of $25 applies to all NSF checks.
You can also register and pay online. Information found on Health & Safety: Class information page.

Need-based Financial Aid: We believe that learning life-saving skills is important for anyone, regardless of how much money you may or may not have! If you do not feel that you can affort the cost of a class, please ask us for a financial aid application. Don't let cost keep you from being prepared with lifesaving training...apply today! Click here for an application. Our financial aid program is made possible through funding from the United Way of Henderson County.

En espanol: ?No habla ingles? ?Quiere una clase? Por favor, llame José González a 828-674-8947.

There must be 6 paid participants registered in order for a class to be held. In the event of cancellation, we will make every effort to reschedule the participant. Refunds will be granted if we cancel a class. There is a $10 cancelation fee for any cancelation made at least one business day before the scheduled class. There is no refund or rescheduling for failing to attend a class without notification. There is a $10 refund fee for any refund requested from on-line sign ups. Advance notice of at least one business day will allow student to reschedule. Notices must be in writing and may be delivered to the office, faxed to (828) 693-3234, or emailed to andream@hcredcross.net. Refunds can not be granted for participants that register but do not attend. Businesses who have an approved account with us will be billed for participants that are registered but do not attend. The chapter reserves the right to suspend billing accounts due to non-payment.

Inclement Weather Policy

Night Classes: If Blue Ridge Community College cancels night classes, our evening classes will be cancelled.

Day Classes: If Henderson County Public Schools are closed or on a two hour delay, classes are cancelled. If schools are on a one hour delay, class will go on as scheduled.

Always use your best judgement about travel conditions.
Call us (828) 693-5605 if you have questions or feel you must cancel.