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Driveway safety
The driveway can be a scary place! With parents and guests coming and going it’s not a safe place to play. Unfortunately, backup crashes involving light vehicles cause an average of 210 deaths and...
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Dangerous exploration
The headlines continue to be written about children who have been left alone unattended in a vehicle and died due to heatstroke. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, every 10 days in the United States a...
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Take the pool pledge
Children drown quickly and silently. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the majority of deaths and injuries in pools and spas involve children ages 1-2 and occur in residential...
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Infant mortality legislative update
As I’ve shared multiple times on this blog, infant mortality continues to be an issue for Ohio. In fact, Dayton Children’s Hospital’s 2014 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies infant mortality...
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All-terrain, all danger
According to a new CDC study in Injury Prevention, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use continues to be popular for youth ages 12 to 17. This was no surprise to me as I visited my family over the 4th of July...
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Mommy, I can do it by myself
“Mommy, I can do it all by myself” is a very common phrase in my home lately. Mary at three-and-a-half-years-old is dressing herself, choosing snacks, picking flowers or veggies from the garden and...
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Landmark legislation for babies
Last week at the groundbreaking for the Dayton Children’s patient care tower, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown unveiled new, landmark legislation to help doctors and researchers better understand the causes...
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Awareness is making an impact
The holiday weekend brought the 24th child death due to being left alone or gaining access to a vehicle. It’s a sad way to end the summer. However, there is some silver lining when it comes to...
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Child passenger safety week 2014
Dayton Children’s is dedicated to ensuring all children are safe “on the way” as they travel in car and booster seats. We are participating in Child Passenger Safety Week, a campaign dedicated to...
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Teens on the move
Of the many hazards parents of teenagers worry about—driving, drinking, later curfews, dating—one that likely doesn’t create alarm is walking. However, new research released by Safe Kids Worldwise,...
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Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
This week is National Teens “Don’t Text and Drive Week” – a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) campaign to address the high number of teens that text and drive. This year’s...
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Take the pool pledge
Children drown quickly and silently. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the majority of deaths and injuries in pools and spas involve children ages 1-2 and occur in residential...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Infant mortality legislative update
As I’ve shared multiple times on this blog, infant mortality continues to be an issue for Ohio. In fact, Dayton Children’s Hospital’s 2014 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies infant mortality...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All-terrain, all danger
According to a new CDC study in Injury Prevention, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use continues to be popular for youth ages 12 to 17. This was no surprise to me as I visited my family over the 4th of July...
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Mommy, I can do it by myself
“Mommy, I can do it all by myself” is a very common phrase in my home lately. Mary at three-and-a-half-years-old is dressing herself, choosing snacks, picking flowers or veggies from the garden and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Landmark legislation for babies
Last week at the groundbreaking for the Dayton Children’s patient care tower, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown unveiled new, landmark legislation to help doctors and researchers better understand the causes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Awareness is making an impact
The holiday weekend brought the 24th child death due to being left alone or gaining access to a vehicle. It’s a sad way to end the summer. However, there is some silver lining when it comes to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Child passenger safety week 2014
Dayton Children’s is dedicated to ensuring all children are safe “on the way” as they travel in car and booster seats. We are participating in Child Passenger Safety Week, a campaign dedicated to...
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#SayNoToBumpers
Today, December 4, quite a few Dayton Children’s employees are attending the Ohio Infant Mortality Summit. As I’ve shared many times on this blog – Ohio’s infant mortality rate ranks 45th out of 50 in...
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To Grandmother’s house we go…without heavy coats!
Avoid a bulky winter coat, dress your child in warm clothing and put the coat on backward or cover with a blanket. Lately a lot of information has been out on Facebook regarding the use of heavy coats...
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