Child Safety and Injury Prevention
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We all want to keep our children safe and secure and help them live to their full potential. Knowing how to prevent leading causes of child injury, like drowning, is a step toward this goal.
When most of us are enjoying time at the pool or beach, injuries aren’t the first thing on our minds. Yet, drownings are a leading cause of injury death for young children ages 1 to 14, and three children die every day as a result of drowning. In fact, drowning kills more children 1-4 than anything else except…
Parent’s Guide to Child Safety
Parents, help prevent injuries and keep kids safe with this new Parent’s Guide to Child Safety.
Basic child safety tips
From the time they leave the womb, children are subject to a dangerous world and it's our job as parents to keep them safe.
Child Safety Tips For Parent's
A child safety guide to childproofing a parent's life.
Child safety: How to research your daycare provider
In the aftermath of child sexual abuse parents may wonder how to choose a daycare center or childcare provider that will keep their children safe.
Why child safety experts are saying no to ‘stranger danger’
The new safety code you need to follow for your family.
Child Safety Tips At Home from Inspect-It 1st
Keep your loved ones safe at home by learning about hazards you should avoid at home. This video covers some of the most common house-hold hazards such as dr...
Is Your Child’s Safety Seat Installed Correctly?
Is your child’s car seat installed correctly? If not, he or she is at greater risk for serious injury. Before the busy holiday travel season, have your seats checked by CHP to help protect your loved ones
73% of Child Safety Seats Found to Have Toxic Chemicals, Does Yours?
We love our children. We protect them. At home we put up safety gates near the stairs and take sharp objects out of their reach. When we are in the car, we strap them into a child safety seat. But does your child safety seat pose a risk to their health. It just may, and a new study from the Ecology ...
Prevention of Child Abuse
Ask the Doctor: Why is the Emergency Department referred to as a safe haven?
Brain Injury Safety Tips and Prevention
There are many ways to help reduce the risk of brain injury both on and off the sports field, including: car & booster seats, helmets, stair gates, safety-first culture, and soft playground surfaces.
Preventing injuries is possible!
Preventing injury is possible. Learn how to prevent injuries - and where you should go if you do experience an traumatic injury (hint - you want a Level 1 Tr...
What to expect at the Prevention Summit
Say the words “child abuse prevention” and the response you get will most likely relate to what isn’t working. It’s a default response that must be changed because child abuse is preventable. The …
Why Education is the Greatest Human Trafficking Prevention Tool
There is a war on our youngest generation in the form of slavery.
Safety on the Jobsite: Tips for Fall Prevention
Workplace accidents occur every day in various industries throughout the United States. Falls are one of the most common types of accidents
Kids’ backpacks causing more injuries: 5 prevention tips
You wouldn’t think it, but backpacks are a leading cause of injuries in children.
6 EMS workplace theft and loss prevention tips
A policy on employee personal use of company disposable supplies is an important initial step to theft prevention
Child Safety Precautions When Boating
Boating is often considered one of the most enjoyable outdoor family activities. It affords a perfect opportunity for bonding and for spending some quality time with family members and close friends. However, like most outdoor activities, certain precautions need to be taken to ensure personal safety. This is especially true if children are on board the boat<br>When boating, or participating in any water activity for…
Prevention is a Conversation
A. Communicate with your children: Dinner time is talking time. Go over basic facts about sexuality. Don’t use words to suggest that sexuality is bad or dirty. Remember that children react to the way you react. Let them know that they can come to you and ask question
Heat Stress Awareness and Prevention
Working in high-temperature environments is not only uncomfortable, it can be harmful to your health. The combination of high temperatures and stresses such as physical labor, fluid loss, and fatigue sets a breeding ground for heat rash, exhaustion, and stroke. Heat-related illnesses are often attributed to outdoor work during summer months, but they can happen just as easily at any time of the year
Media Guidelines for Bullying Prevention
This section offers help to journalists, bloggers, the entertainment creative community, and others who are developing content about bullying.
