Latest Injury prevention Stories
KIRKLAND, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Kids Eastside, a newly established coalition for child safety and injury prevention, was recently formed in partnership with several trusted community organizations. Safe Kids Eastside is a local coalition of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to protecting children from unintentional injury - the No. 1 cause of death to children in the United States. As a local resource for parents, Safe Kids Eastside strives to...
First Nationwide Commemoration to Celebrate Children, Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Save Lives WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to protecting kids from unintentional injuries, today announced that May 18 will be known as "Safe Kids Day" to raise awareness about preventable injuries, the number one killer of children in the United States. More than one million children around the world die each year from preventable...
April is Youth Sports Safety Month. Fox Valley Orthopedics' (FVO) Dr. James Sostak offers some basic tips for kids, parents, coaches, and educators in an effort to help Chicago area kids avoid sports injuries. Geneva, IL (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 In recognition of National Youth Sports Injury month, Fox Valley Orthopedics' (FVO) Dr. James P. Sostak - a sports medicine surgeon at FVO - provides prevention tips for the parents, coaches, and educators, so they can help Chicago area kids...
[ Watch the Video: Increase in Dance-Related Injuries in Children ] April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online If you have ever been to the ballet or a dance recital, you know dance is a beautiful form of expression. However, it is very physically taxing and strenuous on the body, especially for children and teens. A group of researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital studied dance-related...
To promote active and safe play among children and youth WHITEHORSE, Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for Yukon, announced on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, investments in two projects to reduce the number of sports- and recreation-related injuries among Canadian children and youth. "In Canada, forty percent of all children and youth injuries are sports- and recreation-related," said Ryan Leef. "That's why our...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide and SANUS revealed that every three weeks, a child dies from a television tipping over and nearly 13,000 more children are injured each year in the U.S. This represents a 31 percent increase in TV tip-over-related injuries over the last ten years. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
RAYNHAM, Mass., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As an official sports medicine sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup(TM), DePuy Mitek has launched a national Sports Injury Prevention Program, which includes FIFA's 11+, to educate parents, coaches and young athletes about the importance of preventing sports-related injuries. Soccer stars Cobi Jones, three-time FIFA World Cup(TM) participant, former Olympian and former player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, and Alex Morgan, member of the 2012...
WINNIPEG, Oct. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada today announced on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, investments in two projects to reduce the number of sports and recreation-related injuries among Canadian children and youth. "In Canada, forty percent of all children and youth injuries are sports and recreation-related," said Minister Nicholson. "Our...
RAYNHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DePuy Mitek, Inc., the official sports medicine sponsor of the International Association of Federation Football's 2014 FIFA World Cup(TM), is launching a Sports Injury Prevention Program to educate parents, coaches and young athletes about the importance of preventing sports-related injuries. The Sports Injury Prevention Program will provide information and tools -- including FIFA's 11+ -- for preventing sports-related injuries with free...
Focus on Highway Safety as a Public Health Priority WASHINGTON and BALTIMORE, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Next week, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Maryland Highway Safety Office are hosting approximately 450 of the nation's top highway safety, law enforcement and public health officials at the 2012 GHSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090827/GHSALOGO) The meeting, Public Health + Highway...
