January 2023
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Happy New Year! The Prevent Child Injury team has 4 toolkit topics and outreach weeks scheduled for this year. Add the following dates to your calendar:
Carbon Monoxide Safety: January 30 - February 5
Open Water Drowning: May 1 - 7
Youth Suicide Prevention: September 10 - 16
Product Recalls: December 4 - 10
Carbon Monoxide Safety Toolkit
Our updated carbon monoxide toolkit is now available! Carbon monoxide can’t be seen, smelled, or heard, yet it kills more than 400 people each year in the U.S. and sickens thousands more. If our senses can’t detect it, how can we protect ourselves and our loved ones from this “invisible killer? Installing an alarm is the only way to know if there is carbon monoxide in your home.
Our toolkit focuses on encouraging parents and caregivers to install a carbon monoxide alarm in their homes. The toolkit contains a customizable press release, newsletter/blog article, social media posts, graphics, a Pinterest board, and links to additional resources which provide more information about carbon monoxide safety.
The coordinated outreach week for this toolkit is January 30 - February 5, 2023. If you haven’t done so already, please add carbon monoxide safety to your social media plans for that week, and share this email with others who are interested in carbon monoxide safety.
Toolkit link: https://www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/carbon-monoxide-safety
Member Spotlight
Featured Member: Parent's Against Tip-Overs
Parents Against Tip-Overs (PAT) was founded in 2018 by a group of parents who had all lost children to furniture tip-over incidents. Following their personal tragedies, Parents Against Tip-Overs was created to educate the public on the importance of anchoring furniture to the wall, advocate for safety standards, and increase the awareness and prevention of TV and furniture tip-over injuries and deaths.
On December 29th, 2022, President Biden signed the STURDY Act, which directs the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish stronger, mandatory standards for the stability of clothing storage furniture. The standards will be based on real-world causes of tip-overs such as multiple open drawers, drawers with items inside, and the effect of carpeting as well as testing the weight of a 6-year-old and testing to simulate the dynamic forces created when a child climbs. PAT worked with the Commission and other partners to get the STURDY Act passed and was recognized for their successful advocacy with the 2022 Kids In Danger Best Friend Award.
PAT reminds every parent and caregiver that it's still very important to anchor furniture and TVs to the wall to prevent tip-overs. Connect with Parents Against Tip-Overs and learn more about furniture tip-over prevention by following them on Facebook, and Twitter, and checking out their website. Thank you for all you do for children, parents, and families, Parents Against Tip-Overs!
Coming Up
On Our Twitter Calendar
Jan. 2 - Jan. 8: Home Exercise Equipment Safety
Jan. 9 - Jan. 15: TV/Furniture Tip-Over Safety
Jan. 16 - Jan. 22: Winter Activities
Jan. 23 - Jan. 29: Winter Sports Safety
Jan. 30 - Feb. 5: Outreach Week: Carbon Monoxide Safety
Events
Event: Radon Action Month
Date/Time: January 1-30, 2023
January is National Radon Action Month. You can’t see, smell or taste radon, but it could be present at a dangerous level in your home. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in America and claims the lives of about 21,000 Americans each year.
Event: Virtual Media Institute
Hosted by: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Date/Time: February 9, 16, and 23, 2023
Effective communication in public health has never been more important. In today’s crowded media climate, it can be challenging to break through to the audience you are trying to reach. Come learn the skills you need to share research, promote programs, and create safer, healthier communities through the media and social media. The Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is hosting a 3-day Virtual Media Institute for public health professionals on February 9, 16, and 23, 2023 from 1 to 5 p.m. ET on Zoom. Learn more here. Participants who complete all three sessions will receive a Media & Social Media for Public Health Certificate, and 10 entry-level CHES credits are available.
Prevent Child Injury will be raffling off one FREE scholarship to a lucky member to attend all three days! If you are interested in attending this training, please send us an email at info@preventchildinjury.org before 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 27 and we will randomly select a winner. If you are selected, we will contact you and connect you with an individual from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to guide you through the registration process.
Event: Webinar: What Works? Benefit-Cost Considerations for Injury Prevention Programs
Hosted by: Children's Safety Network
Date/Time: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 2-3pm E.T.
Please join the Children's Safety Network for their upcoming webinar on February 23, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET. Dr. Ted Miller will present information on a new CSN fact sheet series, "Injury Prevention: What Works? A Summary of Cost-Outcome Analysis for Injury Prevention Programs (2022 Update)." This fact sheet series is designed to help public health practitioners, policymakers, and other partners use the results of cost-benefit analysis as an information tool for decision-making and for selecting, implementing, and spreading injury and violence prevention and intervention programs based on capacity and needs of the communities being served. Dr. Alex Crosby, an active member of the CSN-A will moderate this important webinar.