March 2022
/Outreach Week Recap
Thank you to everyone who participated in our furniture tip-over prevention outreach week! We were thrilled to see so many of you join the #StopTipOvers Twitter chat and attend our webinar (watch it again here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yam_a0fexf0). We appreciate each member's effort and support of this important home safety topic!
Caption: Injury prevention staff and nursing students from Carlow University hand out information and furniture anchors at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (https://twitter.com/SafeKidsAC/status/1488152487362191366)
Member Spotlight
The Member Spotlight is intended to introduce and promote the work of one of our members to the rest of the Prevent Child Injury membership.
Featured Member: Safe Kids Springfield
Safe Kids Springfield is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations working to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability for children. The coalition began in 1989 and now reaches more than 500,000 people across 10 Missouri counties. Safe Kids Springfield earned the 2007 “Coalition of the Year” award from Safe Kids Worldwide and joined Mercy Hospital in 2008, where it currently resides in the Mercy Injury Prevention Center. Safe Kids Springfield hosts children's bike safety, walking safety, fire prevention programs, child passenger safety training classes, and more to help Missouri families and children stay safer. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook, and learn about all of their programs on their website. Thank you for your outstanding work and dedication to children's injury prevention Safe Kids Springfield!
Coming Up
On Our Twitter Calendar
Feb. 28 - March 6: National Athletic Training Month
March 7- March 13: Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 14 - March 20: National Cheerleading Safety Month
March 21- March 27 - National Poison Prevention Week
March 28 - April 3 - National Youth Sports Safety Month
Events
Event: National Athletic Training Month
Hosted by: National Athletic Trainers Association
Date/Time: March 1-31, 2022
National Athletic Training Month is held every March in order to spread awareness about the important work of athletic trainers. In addition to providing logos, posters, press releases, sample media alerts and PR toolkits, NATA also sponsors contests for its members. The 2022 slogan is "Providing Health Care Everywhere."
Event: Brain Injury Awareness Month
Hosted by: Brain Injury Association of America
Date/Time: March 1-31, 2022
Many people with disabilities have their lives defined for them. The #MoreThanMyBrainInjury campaign gives individuals a chance to overcome those definitions, allowing them to tell their own stories and change the narrative of their lives.
Event: National Cheerleading Safety Month
Hosted by: USA Cheer
Date/Time: March 1-31, 2022
March is National Cheerleading Safety Month. It is an opportunity each year to spread the word about cheerleading safety and an opportunity for us to put a spotlight on the core responsibilities of keeping athletes safe. USA Cheer will utilize media and social channels to highlight a different theme each week of March to reinforce these priorities of athlete protection, skill safety & injury prevention, bullying & hazing prevention, and overall program safety.
Event: National Poison Prevention Week
Hosted by: Health Resources & Services Administration
Date/Time: March 20-26, 2022
National Poison Prevention Week raises awareness of poison prevention nationwide during the third full week of March every year. The week is an opportunity to highlight the dangers of poisonings for people of all ages and promote community involvement in poisoning prevention.
Event: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
Hosted by: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Date/Time: March 21-27, 2022
Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community, and linking teens to facts that shatter the myths about drugs and drug use. Sign up for emails from NDAFW for the latest news, planning tips, and free resources to support your NDAFW activities and other efforts.
Event: Webinar: Safe Use and Administration of Medication to Young Children
Hosted by: Children's Safety Network
Date/Time: March 22, 2022, from 2-3pm ET
Commemorate National Poison Prevention Week by learning about risk and protective factors for poisonings among young children and how these injuries can be prevented. In this webinar, Dan Budnitz, CDC, will use data to describe key characteristics and risk factors for these exposures and errors. Data-driven prevention activities of the CDC-led public-private PROTECT (PRevention of Overdoses and Treatment Errors in Children) Taskforce will illustrate how these emergency visits have changed in the last decade. Dr. Shonna Yin, NYU School of Medicine, will share safe dosing strategies and discuss challenges and opportunities for supporting parents. Mary Leonard, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, will present the evidence-based campaign, Up and Away and Out of Sight, designed to prevent unintentional ingestions among young children, and share the free campaign resources available to providers. Maureen Perkins, HRSA, will moderate this webinar. Click here to register.