February 2024
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Monthly Spotlight: Something to Keep Your Eye On!
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, this month is an excellent time to talk with teens about what a healthy relationship is, how to set boundaries in a relationship, and how to recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship.
Love Is Respect is a federally-supported national resource that works to prevent unhealthy relationships and empower young people through education, support, and resources. In 2020, Love Is Respect connected with more than 45,000 teens and youth through its LOVEIS text lifeline, providing critical and lifesaving support. The organization also provides answers to frequently-asked dating questions and offers educational quizzes to teach teens more about themselves and their relationships.
Connect with Love Is Respect and share information about teen dating violence prevention and promoting healthy relationships. Follow on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or visit its website.
New Food-related Choking Toolkit
Food. We spend so much of our lives eating. However, a child takes years to develop the ability to eat food safely. It is therefore not a surprise that for young kids, more than half of choking incidents involve food. Our new food-related choking toolkit educates parents and caregivers on how to keep kids safer for meals, snacks, and every bite in between. The toolkit contains a newsletter/blog article, sample social media posts, graphics, suggested alt text, a Pinterest board, and links to additional resources that provide more information about food-related choking. Spanish translations of the graphics and newsletter will be added soon!
The coordinated outreach week for this toolkit is February 26 - March 3, 2024. If you haven’t done so already, please add food-related choking to your social media plans for that week. Reminder: your membership gives you advanced access to the toolkit, so please do not share this link. We'll send a public link on February 19th, which you are free (and encouraged!) to share with colleagues and friends.
Toolkit link: https://www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/food-related-choking
Coming Up
On Our Twitter Calendar
Feb. 5 - Feb. 11: Burn Awareness Week
Feb. 12 - Feb. 18: Safe Sleep
Feb. 19 - Feb. 25: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Feb. 26 - March 3: Outreach Week: Food-related Choking
March 4 - March 10: Spring Break Safety
Events
Event: National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Date: February 1 - 29, 2024
Dating violence is more common than you may think, especially among teens and young adults: 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before becoming adults. Each February, young adults and their loved ones nationwide raise awareness about teen dating violence through Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). This annual, month-long effort focuses on advocacy and education to stop dating abuse before it starts.
Event: National Burn Awareness Week
Hosted by: American Burn Association
Date: February 4 - 10, 2024
National Burn Awareness Week is a window of opportunity for organizations to mobilize burn, fire, and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities.
Webinar: Walk, Ride, and Roll Webinar Series: Supporting Safe Routes and Sparking Joy Through Community Partnerships
Hosted by: Safe Routes Partnership
Date/Time: February 7, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
The Walk, Ride, and Roll Webinar Series is back for 2024! Join Safe Routes Partnership as they explore creative partnerships that support safety and spark joy in Safe Routes programs. Whether you are looking for new outreach venues, evaluation experts, or fun ways to “shake up” your program, this webinar will show you how to find the right partner to fit your needs!
Webinar: Leveraging Emotional Intelligence and Diversity in Public Health
Hosted by: Region IV Public Health Training Center
Date: February 9, 2024, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET
During this 90-minute webinar, you will explore what it means to develop your emotional intelligence across lines of difference. In addition to reviewing the foundational EQ (Emotional Quotient) framework developed by Goleman (1995), you will explore the emotional intelligence and diversity model developed by Gardenswartz, Cherbosque, and Rowe (2010). Public health professionals attending this webinar will understand how EQ influences their own worldview, gain insights into others’ perceptions and the importance of managing emotions and building relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, intellects, and cultural perspectives. The webinar will conclude with strategies to create environments where public health efforts can succeed, and diversity can thrive. Registration & details.
Event: 2024 National Water Safety Conference & Association of Aquatic Professionals Conference
Hosted by: National Drowning Prevention Alliance & Association of Aquatic Professionals
Date: February 12 - 15, 2024
Join professionals from all over the world to learn about the latest trends, legislation, and issues facing our industry. Education, networking, & professional development opportunities during the conference are one of a kind. Content topics: safety & risk management, leadership, executive development, facility management, staff training, maintenance, & programming. Sessions are presented by experts and association colleagues who provide knowledge and support on aquatics-related issues. The Exhibit Hall offers opportunities for networking & relationship-building. Registration & details.