February 2010 NewsBlast

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 15:07 — admin

CIPN February NewsBlast

Welcome CIPN Members! The CIPN NewsBlast is one way we try to keep members informed of recent injury prevention research, practices, and upcoming events. For more information visit: www.injurypreventionnetwork.org.

February At A Glance: 

February 11, 2010
ASTHO, NACCHO, & STIPDA Injury and Violence Prevention Webcast: Policy Approaches to Injury & Violence Prevention
To register, click here.
 
March 5-6, 2010
Washington, DC
NSF Sleep Health & Safety 2010 Conference
To register, click here.
 
March 9-11, 2010
FHWA: California Designing for Older Drivers & Pedestrians
To register, click here.
 
March 14-17, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law
To register, click here.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month:

For the first time ever, Congress has proclaimed February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. This proclamation has brought a national focus on the issue and helped to raise awareness about the need to end this devastating cycle of abuse. For more information on how you can raise awareness of teen dating violence awareness month, visit:

• http://www.teendvmonth.org/
• http://www.breakthecycle.org/
• http://www.loveisrespect.org/
• http://www.thatsnotcool.com/

Poison Prevention Month Coming Soon: California Poison Control System Offers Life Saving Tips to Prevent Accidental Poisoning

Poison Prevention Week is Coming Soon on March 14th- 21st 

National Poison Prevention Week, March 14-21, is a great opportunity to remind Californians about poison prevention and provide information about potentially dangerous situations that can exist in their own homes. The California Poison Control System (CPCS) provides the most up-to-date poisoning information and 24-hour assistance at 1-800-222-1222. CPCS is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
 
Tips to Prevent Accidental Poisoning:

  1. Keep the number 1-800-222-1222 on or near all phones.
  2. Keep medicines and cleaning products out of reach of children and in locked cabinets.
  3. Always keep products in the containers they came in.
  4. Never keep cleaning products, gasoline, antifreeze, paint and paint thinners, or lighter fluid in something you would use for food or a beverage.
  5. Do not store food and household cleaners in the same cabinet.
  6. Never call medicine candy.
  7. Do not take medicine in front of children; they love to do what adults do.
  8. If you are in the middle of taking medicine or using a cleaning product and you need to answer the door or phone, take it with you.
  9. If you are a grandparent, be sure to keep your medicine and vitamins where your grandchildren can't get to them.
  10. Keep things like make-up perfume, cigarettes, alcohol and vitamins where children can't reach them.

If you are interested in participating in a poison prevention event or would like free materials, please contact Kristina Hamm at 503-975-6461 or khamm@calpoison.org.  Please also visit our website www.calpoison.org and/or FaceBook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/California-Poison-Control-System/50673939651?ref=ts

Kids' Plates Funding Opportunities:

Kids' Plates Child Safety Seats Application Form
Funding: This opportunity supports the procurement of child safety seats (convertibles and booster seats).
Deadline: March 29, 2010 or until funds are depleted 
  
Kids' Plates Bicycle and Multi-Sports Helmets Application Form
Funding: This opportunity supports the procurement of helmets.
Deadline: March 29, 2010 or until funds are depleted  
  
Kids' Plates Request for CPS Technician and/or Instructor Certification, Recertification, and/or Renewal Fees
Funding: This opportunity supports payment for NHTSA Technician and/or Instructor certification, recertification, and/or renewal course fees.
Deadline: May 31, 2010 or until funds are depleted

Other CIPN Funding Alerts:

Tony Hawk Foundation - Public Skatepark Grants
Funding: The Foundation is currently offering funding to build high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States.
Deadline: March 1, 2010

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes - Youth Leadership Award
Funding: The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.
Deadline: April 30, 2010 
   
Wells Fargo Foundation - Education and Health and Human Services Grants
Funding: The Wells Fargo Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations focusing on education, as well as health and human services, with special emphasis on the elimination of the "achievement gap"; increasing access to higher education for underrepresented groups; and ensuring access to both health education programs and quality healthcare for individuals and families.
Deadline: Rolling 
  
RGK Foundation - Education, Community, and Medicine/Health Grants
Funding: The RGK Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide services in the areas of Community, Education, and Medicine/Health. Specific areas of focus include: children and family services, early childhood development, parenting education, after-school educational enrichment programs, promotion of the health and well-being of children, and programs that promote access to health services.
Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Inquiry)  

Related Journal Abstracts and Resources:

General Injury Prevention

• "Injuries: An Underrecognized Lifestyle Problem" (PDF article, 371 KB)
• "Child Injury: The Role of Supervision in Prevention" (PDF article, 709 KB)
• "Human Factors in Injury Control" (PDF, article, 258 KB)
• "How Do Mothers and Fathers Influence Pediatric Injury Risk in Middle Childhood?" (abstract)
• "Preventing Unintentional Injury: A Review of Behavior Change Theories for Primary Care" (PDF article, 237KB)
• "Patient Counseling for Unintentional Injury Prevention" (PDF article, 211 KB)  
• "Empowering Parents to Prevent Unintentional Childhood Injuries" (PDF article, 227 KB)
• "Home Injuries: Potential for Prevention" (PDF article, 221 KB)

Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls

• "Dorel Asia Recalls To Replace Cribs: Pose Strangulation and Suffocation Hazards" (news release)
• "Graco Recalls Strollers Due to Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards" (news release)
• "Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Caramia Furniture Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards" (news release)
• "Regal Lager Announces Recall to Repair CYBEX Strollers; Risk of Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards" (news release)

Motor Vehicle Occupant and Teen Driving Safety

• "Preventing Traffic Injuries: Strategies That Work" (PDF article, 293 KB)
• NHTSA: "Lives Saved Calculations for Seat Belts and Frontal Air Bags" (PDF publication, 562 KB)
• Task Force of Washington State Resource: "Driven to Distraction" (video)
• FocusDriven- Advocates for Cell-Free Driving (website)
• "Teens Texting Tragedy: The 2010 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws" (PDF report, 1.52 MB)
• "Social Host Liability for Minors and Underage Drunk-Driving Accidents" (abstract)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety

• "Mobile Phone Use While Cycling: Incidence and Effects on Behavior and Safety" (abstract)
• FHWA: Order Copies of Brochures, CDs, and Other Resources
• "Alliance for Biking & Walking: Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report" (publication)
• "Adaptations to Achieve Physical Activity in Rural Communities" (abstract)
• "Commuting by Bicycle: An Overview of the Literature" (abstract)

Poison Prevention

• "Emergency Department Use After Pediatric Pharmaceutical Ingestion: Comparison of Two National Databases" (abstract)

SIDS Prevention and Safe Sleeping Habits

• "Influence of Environmental Factors in Higher Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Linked With Parental Mental Illness" (abstract)

Intentional Injury Prevention

• "Incidence of Fractures Among Children With Burns With Concern Regarding Abuse" (abstract)