August 2024
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Monthly Spotlight: Something to Keep Your Eye On!
Resource Spotlight: What Sports Programs Need to Know about Brain Safety and Youth Football
With fall sports practices and conditioning starting back up, many families are preparing to send their young athletes back onto the field. It's crucial for these athletes to take the proper precautions to keep their bodies safe and healthy. According to the CDC, football has the highest number of sports-related concussions and other traumatic brain injuries among youth.
CDC Heads Up, a concussion prevention and awareness program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently released "What Sports Programs Need to Know about Brain Safety and Youth Football," a guide for parents, caregivers, coaches, athletic trainers, and others who help keep young football players safer on the field. This new resource walks through different types of head injuries and how to prevent them, the importance of wearing a helmet, and the signs of an age-appropriate football program.
Set your football player up for a safer and healthier season by checking out this new resource. For more information on concussions, visit CDC.gov/HeadsUp.
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Aug. 4 - Aug. 11: Back to School Safety
Aug. 12 - 18: Helmet Safety (Bikes, scooters, horseback riding, sports, and more!)
Aug. 19 - 25: Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Aug. 26 - Sept. 1: ATV Safety*
Sept. 2 - Sept. 8: National Preparedness Month
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Events
Event: Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Date: August 1 - 31, 2024
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month is a national health observance that highlights the importance of protecting children’s vision and eye health. Click here to learn more.
Event: Back-to-School Safety Month
Hosted by: National Safety Council
Date: August 1 - 31, 2024
As summer draws to a close and children start heading back to school, family life can get pretty hectic. It's important to remember – and share with your children – some key tips that will help keep them safe and healthy throughout the school year.
Event: National Cheer Safety Month
Hosted by: USA Cheer
Date: August 1 - 31, 2024
National Cheer Safety Month is a dedicated time for the cheerleading community to focus on promoting safety practices, increasing awareness about injury prevention, and fostering a safer environment for all participants. The 2024 theme, “Do Your Part,” emphasizes the shared responsibility of coaches, athletes, parents, and program administrators in ensuring the well-being of cheerleaders.
Event: Stop on Red Week
Hosted by: National Coalition for Safer Roads
Date: August 4 - 10, 2024
Every year, National Stop on Red Week serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of red-light running and the importance of safe driving. This year's theme focuses on “Zero in on Red,” a future with zero fatalities and serious injuries caused by this reckless behavior.
Webinar: International Youth Day
Hosted by: United Nations
Date/Time: August 12, 2024
Join the United Nations in celebrating the power of youth and digital innovation on International Youth Day 2024! Discover how young minds are harnessing technology to create sustainable solutions for our world's most pressing challenges.
The theme for International Youth Day 2024 is “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.” This theme highlights the key connection between digitalization and accelerating the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the crucial contributions of young people in this transformative process.
Event: NTSB Webinar Back to School Safety
Hosted by: National Transportation Safety Board
Date/Time: August 21, 2024, 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. ET
Join the National Transportation Safety Board on August 21 for a webinar titled “Back-to-School Safety.” Soon, students will be waiting at the bus stop, getting dropped off, driving themselves, riding, or walking to school. This webinar is about how to do it safely. How can we ensure the safest possible trip in all forms of back-to-school transportation? A panel of NTSB experts will highlight pertinent safety recommendations and crash investigations and will draw examples from personal back-to-school safety stories. Details & Registration
Share-My-Screen Series 2: Advanced Content Creation, Advanced Canva design tools
Hosted by: Center for Injury Research, Translation, & Communication
Date/Time: August 22, 2024, 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. ET
Looking to expand your communications skills? Join the Share-My-Screen series every month to learn how to more effectively share information about public health and research. Each session in the Share-My-Screen Series will feature 15-20 minutes of live demonstrations followed by open Q&A. Details & Registration
Event: Firearm Injury & Violence Prevention Symposium
Hosted by: American Academy of Pediatrics: Georgia Chapter
Date/Time: August 24, 2024, 9:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Details & Registration
Event: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
Hosted by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date/Time: September 27 - October 1, 2024
Join the American Academy of Pediatrics in Orlando for the 2024 AAP National Conference & Exhibition September 27 - October 1, 2024. Details & Registration