AAP - TIPP: The Injury Prevention Program Read and follow the instructions that come with the car safety seat and the sections in the owners manual History. The Injury prevention Program (TIPP) http://www.aap.org/family/tippmain.htm
Extractions: 6 Months Make certain that your baby's car seat is installed correctly. Read and follow the instructions that come with the car safety seat and the sections in the owners' manual of your car. Use the car safety seat EVERY time your child is in the car. 6 to 12 Months Use gates on stairways and doors. Install operable window guards on all windows above the first floor. Do not use a baby walker. If your child has a serious fall or does not act normally after a fall, call your doctor. 1 to 2 Years Children in homes where guns are present are in more danger of being shot by themselves... Ask if the homes where your child visits or is cared for have guns and how they are stored. 2 to 4 Yea rs Keep safety caps on at all times or find nontoxic substances to use. If your child does put something poisonous in his or her mouth, call the Poison Help Line immediately. Attach the Poison Help Line number (1-800-222-1222) to your phone. 5 Years At age 5, your child is learning to do many things that can cause serious injury... bike, street, fire, car, firearm, and water safety are key.
Our Community: Children's Safety House The program replaces the Nova Scotia Child safety and Injury prevention program, of which Nova Scotia Power was founding sponsor in 1997. Why child safety? http://www.nspower.ca/OurCommunity/SafetyHouse/
Extractions: for Children to Grow. Child Safety Link In November 2002, the IWK Health Centre introduced Child Safety Link , a community-based program that aims to reduce the number and severity of childhood injuries in Nova Scotia. The program replaces the Nova Scotia Child Safety and Injury Prevention program, of which Nova Scotia Power was founding sponsor in 1997. Why child safety? Because at Nova Scotia Power, there is nothing more important than safety. Nothing. It is our number one priority. Our employees are committed to staying safe. It is also important that their families be safe - at home, at school and on the playground. The program was inspired by one simple fact: 90 per cent of injuries that occur to children are preventable. The primary goal of the program is to reduce the incidence and severity of childhood injuries, ensuring that Nova Scotia is a safe place for children to grow. This unique partnership has created an opportunity to examine the parameters of this health issue and initiate strategies to target children and families at greatest risk. Child Safety Link also has additional sponsors Aliant, ExxonMobil and ATV -who are eager to further the success of the program along with Emera. Child Safety Link will focus on helmet use, booster seats, safe playgrounds and play spaces, safe home environments and poison prevention.
Violence & Injury Prevention Program For more information, visit the National SAFE kids Campaign Web site at www.safekids.org or call the Violence and Injury prevention Program at (801) http://www.health.utah.gov/vipp/motorVehicleSafety/cps.html
Extractions: Kids and Cars Motor vehicle crashes are the single largest threat to the health and safety of Utah children. Each year, crashes kill more children than cancer, homicide, suicide, heart disease, pneumonia and diabetes combined. From 1999-2003, 382 children ages 0-19 were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Every year, more than 500 children are hospitalized and are hospitalized, and every hour a child is rushed to an emergency room after being injured in a car crash. Infants (birth to 1 year old or 20 lbs.) The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants ride in rear-facing safety seats until they are at least 20 pounds and 1 year old. When used properly, these seats reduce the risk of neck injury to infants. Infants riding in rear-facing child safety seats should never be placed in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger-side air bag. All children under the age of twelve should ride in the back seat. Toddlers (1 to 4 years or 40 lbs.)
Extractions: Nova Scotia Child Safety and Injury Prevention Program The Nova Scotia Child Safety and Injury Prevention Program was established in September 1997 at the IWK Grace Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The work and vision of the program is guided by an advisory council of community representatives from the professional, volunteer, and corporate sectors. The program was made possible through the generous support of the founding sponsor, Nova Scotia Power Inc. Injury is one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children and youth under 20 years. The vision of the Nova Scotia Child Safety and Injury Prevention Program is to ensure that Nova Scotia is a safe community where children can grow to their full potential. The program's focus for the coming year lies in three strategic areas: advocacy, research, and education . In this capacity, the program endeavors to support other agencies and professionals, individually or in groups, to promote injury prevention and safety for all children in Nova Scotia.
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NIP: Vacsafe/Overview (main Page) Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; Improvements in Vaccine safety; Risk Communication General Vaccine safety. Epidemiology and prevention of http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/
Extractions: Overview of Vaccine Safety Importance of Vaccine Safety Perhaps the greatest success story in public health is the reduction of infectious diseases resulting from the use of vaccines. Routine immunization has eradicated smallpox from the globe and led to the near elimination of wild polio virus. Vaccines have reduced preventable infectious diseases to an all-time low and now few people experience the devastating effects of measles, pertussis and other illnesses. Prior to approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), vaccines are extensively tested by scientists to ensure that they are effective and safe. Vaccines are the best defense we have against infectious diseases. However, no vaccine is 100% safe or effective. Differences in the way individual immune systems react to a vaccine account for rare occasions when people are not protected following immunization or when they experience side effects. Top National
Child Abuse Prevention Fundamentals What are the major prevention program models? Generally, prevention programs are patterned after one of four models http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/abuseprev3.html
Extractions: Public awareness activities are an important part of an overall approach to addressing child abuse and neglect. Such activities have the potential to reach diverse community audiences: parents and prospective parents; children; and community members, especially professionals, who are critical to the identification and reporting of abuse.
Links To Injury Prevention Organizations National Program for Playground safety Info on playground safety, CIPC is dedicated to injury prevention to improve the well being of people in the http://www.birf.info/prevent/prev-links.html
Kidsafe: A Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Kidsafe A Sexual Abuse prevention Program These adults learn how to teach personal safety skills to children using fun activities such as puppet plays, http://www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/dbs/redbook/orgpgs/3/3523.html
Extractions: Educates parents and professionals about how to build strong relationships with children, enhance communication skills, promote trust and respect, and establish a greater sense of confidence and competence. These adults learn how to teach personal safety skills to children using fun activities such as puppet plays, stories, rhymes, role-play, and crafts. A handbook is available. Subject: Children , abuse (sexual) , EDUCATION (public awareness) Children , safety , TRAINING EDUCATION (public awareness) , abuse (sexual) , Children TRAINING , safety , Children ... Vancouver Public Library
Extractions: You are here: DOH Home CFH » IVPP Search Employees Site Directory: Washington State Injury and Violence Prevention Program Injury and Violence Prevention Program Injury Data Tables Publications Program Contacts - Technical Assistance ... Download PDF and/or Excel Viewers The Injury and Violence Prevention Program develops and maintains programs designed to reduce injuries. The program has three program units: Unintentional Injury Intentional Injury , and Data Analysis Fact Sheet (PDF, 34 kb) The Injury and Violence Prevention Program is the lead agency for the Washington State SAFE KIDS Coalition. The state coalition works with local coalitions to prevent the number one killer of children - unintentional injury. The coalitions work on reducing unintentional injuries in children from birth to 14 years of age by educating adults and children, providing safety devices to families in need, conducting research and data collection, and passing and strengthening laws to empower families and communities to protect children. List of local SAFE KIDS Coordinators Leading causes of injuries for children 0-14 years old (Excel, 45 kb)
Extractions: A bit of prevention is worth a gigabyte of cure.. As a parent, you wouldnt think of leaving your children alone in a strange nei g hborhood, allowing them to stroll through an adult book store or let them wander aimlessly on a busy street or highway. Similarly, no responsible parent would permit their child to have secret meetings with strangers. In the "old days", sentrys at the entrances to our towns provided a barrier to exclude those not suitable for access. We put door locks on our houses to prevent the criminal element from accessing our homes. Unfortunately we have a new threat, one that is silent, and not readily seen. This threat is the Internet. The internet provides unprecedented access to our children. It allows those who target children to bypass the gates and safeguards and in the blink of an eye enter our homes to interact with our kids, on the other side of their monitor. The Internet, with all its benefits, presents new dangers to local families in your community. To assist in Law Enforcement in spreading the word about this threat we have created the HTCI Kid Safety Initiative. What is the HTCI Kid Safety Initiative?
Extractions: Injury Prevention Center is a program of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The Injury Prevention Center was founded in 1990 and has become one of the premier institutions researching how and why children and youth suffer injuries, and what can be done to prevent them. Download the IPC Biennial Report 2003-2004 (1.67 M pdf) Connecticut SAFE KIDS is a statewide organization dedicated to reducing unintentional injuries and deaths among Connecticut children under the age of 15. Connecticut SAFE KIDS works to prevent these injuries (such as motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian injuries, bicycle collisions, etc.) through a multi-faceted approach of increasing public awareness, providing education, and advocating for public policy changes. The overall goal of our project is to decrease childhood injury by altering the manner in which two Hartford neighborhoods (Frog Hollow and Blue Hills) think about and approach child safety. In order to accomplish this goal we are recruiting and organizing residents into a neighborhood based child safety coalition who then collaborate with our staff to implement injury prevention activities. The Safe Transport Program provides information regarding the proper selection of motor vehicle occupant restraint systems (such as child safety seats) for children and adolescents with special health care needs. The information provided by the Safe Transport Program is aimed at parents, health care professionals and child passenger safety technicians.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVES Since a sexual abuse prevention program may be the preschool childs introduction When taught to use a safety rule as the primary decisionmaking tool, http://www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/vocfc/00000069.htm
Extractions: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVES Many innovative and child-friendly child sexual abuse prevention programs have been designed and implemented in recent years. Research and follow-up programs will be key in determining the long-term effectiveness of such initiatives. Limitations of some child sexual abuse prevention programs Stranger Danger Programs that rely on teaching children one simple strategy, whereby children are expected to stand up or escape adults, fail to acknowledge the inherent power imbalance between a young child and an adult or teenager. Many children do not assess their abuse, particularly at the hands of a family member, in the early stages to meet these criteria. Simple messages often make children who have been abused feel guilty or stupid because they did not follow through on a seemingly easy agenda. As well, many adults get the mistaken message that children are at fault if they did not tell right away. We also drill in our children the idea that tattling on other people is unacceptable except in emergency situations. Putting forward the idea that all genital/sexual touch is bad becomes a problem both in terms of the positive pleasuring aspects of sexuality and sexual healthcare. As well, sexual abuse does not always create uncomfortable feelings. Offenders often manipulate or seduce the child very gradually, pushing the childs boundaries so that a violation seems very minor. In addition, many of the actual behaviors (caressing, kissing and stroking) are pleasurable and many even create arousal. The seduction often involves treats or privileges and all of these things feel good. Children who have been abused have sometimes misinterpreted messages of bad touch to mean there is something bad about him/her for being involved in and perhaps even enjoying such activities. Programs that teach about secret touch are most effective, as sexual abuse cannot occur in the absence of secrecy.
Central Nervous System Injury Center - Children's Hospital Boston The Injury prevention Program at Children s Hospital Boston is committed to Distributing automobile child passenger safety seats and bicycle helmets to http://www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site2020/mainpageS2020P7.html
Extractions: or find by letter: A-F G-L M-R S-Z Central Nervous System Injury Center Central Nervous System Injury Center About Head Injuries About Spinal Cord Injuries Injury Prevention Visiting the Clinic Research Meet the Team Contact Us Return to Neurosurgery Emergency Medicine Home Clinical Services ... Central Nervous System Injury Center Injury Prevention Injury Prevention Injury is the number one cause of death and disability among children in the United States. However, most childhood injuries are preventable. The Injury Prevention Program at Children's Hospital Boston is committed to decreasing the incidence of injuries through community-based education efforts and resources. Projects include: Working with community leaders to adapt injury prevention programs to the specific needs of their community. Overseeing education efforts for healthcare providers in the prevention and treatment of injuries.
Extractions: Additional information on Lead-Based Paint Hazards can be obtained from Environmental Health and Safety Newsletter dated May/June 1997, Volume 97, Number 3. Lead Based Paint Hazards Because lead has been successfully removed from gasoline and food, the foremost source of lead in the environment of young children is lead based paint (LBP), which was in common use before the 1978 ban on LBP for residential and consumer use. The primary way children become lead poisoned is by eating lead dust, paint chips or soil containing lead. Children naturally place their thumbs, fingers, toys and other objects into their mouths. Lead enters the blood stream and is then deposited in bones and other body tissues. Top of Page In communities where houses are old and deteriorating LBP chips and dust are a significant source of exposure. LBP was commonly used on window and door frames, kitchen and bathroom walls, baseboards and exterior wood surfaces. Dust is created as the paint chalks, chips, cracks, or peels from deteriorated surfaces. Walking on small paint chips found on the floor, or opening and closing a painted frame window , can create a lead dust. Home repair and maintenance can also generate lead dust by sanding, scraping or heating lead based paint. Other sources of lead include deposits that may be present in soil after years of use of leaded gasoline and from industrial sources.
Maine Injury Prevention Program Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention Program www.sbsplus.com/ National Program for Playground safety www.cdc.gov/ncipc/resopps/playgrnd.htm http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/inj/links.html
Extractions: Arizona School District Works To Make Students Feel Safer by Preventing Bullying "Plenty of people believe that bullying is part of growing up," said Kathleen Honne, the project coordinator for the local Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative in Dysart, AZ, a suburb of Phoenix. But Honne, along with her colleagues in the Dysart Unified School District 89, recently set out to change this perception and do something about bullying in their District's schools. As part of the initiative made possible by an SS/HS grant awarded in 2001, the School District implemented the evidence-based bullying prevention program developed by Norwegian educator and researcher Dan Olweus. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is popular among the local SS/HS initiatives because it has been proven to be effective in reducing bullying. Using a school-wide approach, the program involves students and teachers as well as other school staff members and parents in the activities and interventions designed to reduce bullying.
Extractions: Hands-on, Mobile Classroom Program Rationale Children learn most effectively through active participation, hands-on activity. When we can simulate or duplicate as close as possible a true-to-life environment or situation, it creates a more effective learning opportunity. Objectives Children learn to identify and avoid common fire and burn hazards; to develop burn-safe behaviors; proper fire escape and emergency reporting procedures; practical experience of crawling low beneath (theatrical) smoke to safely escape a house fire; and reporting an emergency. Description The Kids Fire Safety House is a mobile, child-scaled version of a 2-story private dwelling used to teach practical lessons in fire prevention and safety; sheltering and escaping; and reporting emergencies. The "house" has many features including temperature controlled heated doors, an operating 911 telephone system, and non-toxic smoke. Children take part in an educational tour of the house, which includes a practical drill of applying the lessons and techniques learned - when the theatrical smoke begins filling the house and the smoke alarms sound, children practice crawling low and exiting the home. Participating students receive a take-home activity booklet and materials that reinforce the lessons, and stimulate sharing of lessons with siblings and parents. Pre- and post-testing is used to evaluate the program's effectiveness and to determine what lessons the children learn and retain after the educational tour.
Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program Resources Page Wisconsin Injury prevention Program will provide information on injury prevention Flooding Health and safety Tips, Bureau of EMS and Injury prevention, http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/injuryprevention/injury/prgresources.htm
Extractions: Topics A-Z Reference Center Search Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program Program Resources Page Many of the links on this page are external. The information and links are provided here as an additional resource for you, not as an endorsement by the Department of Health and Family Services. By following the external links, you will be leaving the DHFS site. A B C D ... F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z click above on the first letter of the category. AGRICULTURAL Agricultural Safety and Children Resource Packet All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Professional Resource Packet American Academy of Pediatrics , This website is committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and the well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. American Public Health Association This website is designed to actively help the public and health care professionals in the area of public health in America. American Red Cross This website is a source of international, national and community based service programs dedicated to disaster, health and safety services.
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