HealthLinkBC has produced a Reducing Risk of Food Allergy in Your Baby online resource for parents.
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PHAC’s free “What’s Wrong with Spanking” brochure explains why spanking actually doesn't work and gives tips on how to effectively discipline children without spanking.
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Parachute Canada has produced a group of injury prevention resources for CAPC and CPNP practitioners working with caregivers of children ages 0-6.
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For a limited time, Chevrolet dealerships are providing free car seat installation workshops in the Greater Vancouver area for anyone with a car (of any make).
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Check out the Canadian Red Cross’ new Be Safe! Safety Kit for children aged 5-9, based on the same format as the former c.a.r.e. program but completely refreshed and updated, and designed to help educators promote children’s safety by helping to prevent sexual abuse.
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Your Keeping in Touch team recently attended a webinar where the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention presented the Essentials for Childhood resource.
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The theme of Safe Kids Week 2013 focuses on concussion prevention and awareness.
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The recently updated BC Injury Prevention Directory is a useful reference tool for those working with children and families, providing a listing of injury-prevention initiatives in BC along with contact information for the organizations responsible for managing each initiative.
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Parachute Canada/Safe Kids Partners has issued information on a new car seat and booster seat website, that provides useful resources for implementing car seat and booster-seat initiatives in your community.
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Children are particularly vulnerable to burns because their skin is thinner than adults’. A child’s skin burns four times more quickly and deeply than an adult’s at the same temperature.
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Poisoning is a much larger public health issue than is generally recognized. For Canadians of all ages, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of injury deaths.
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