About this Program

What is Jump Rope For Heart

Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) is a national fundraising program sponsored jointly by AAHPERD and AHA.  JRFH is a valuable program that promotes physical activity, heart healthy living, and community service to children.  JRFH is targeted at students in elementary schools, but anyone can hold a program at their school, child care center, community center, or anywhere! Learn more... 

History

In the late 1970s, Jean Barkow, of Milwaukee Riverside High School, held the first “rope-a-thon” with her local AHA chapter. Following the event, Jean attended an AAHPERD Public Relations Conference in Chicago where she talked about her event with Faye Biles, chair of the NASPE PEPI Projects.  Learn more...

Benefits for Your School

Jump Rope For Heart is a great service learning project that offers students a terrific way to learn about community service, integrates physical activity and critical thinking skills as students learn about, and participate in the event, encourages cooperative activity, and so much more.  Learn more...

The AAHPERD – AHA Partnership

Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart are educational fund development programs that are co-sponsored by AAHPERD and AHA. These programs promote physical education and provide children with knowledge of heart disease and stroke while raising funds for cardiovascular disease research, stroke research, and health education. Learn more...

Meeting Minutes

Looking for Joint Projects Committee, Joint Leadership, Open Forum, or other meeting minutes?  Please e-mail Debi Rowen at drowen@aahperd.org to request meeting minutes.

The Joint Projects Committee

The Joint Projects Committee (JPC) serves as a unifying committee between the AHA and AAHPERD. JPC members are appointed from many different backgrounds and states and are responsible for key project milestones. Learn more...