By: Nina Livingston, MD and Karen Jarmoc, MA Children exposed to domestic violence often face lifelong negative consequences, including physical and psychological impairments that compromise their optimal healthy development and present a serious public health concern. This is a challenging public health and societal problem we are committed […]
By: Paul H. Dworkin, MD The Aurora Foundation in Hartford, an organization dedicated to empowering women and girls by serving as a catalyst for change, is embarking on a new campaign to raise awareness about their mission and money to support their efforts. I am honored to have […]
By: Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH The statistics are alarming. On average, 37 children die from heat stroke every summer in the United States after getting trapped inside hot cars. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center embraces every opportunity to get the word out about the need to prevent such tragedies […]
By: Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH This summer, the Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center (IPC) hosted six remarkable female college students as part of The Hayley Petit Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship. Through literature review, lectures, and hands on experiences, the Petit Fellows learned about injury and violence prevention […]
At Connecticut Children’s, our research related to trampoline injuries is once again making national headlines. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics, co-authored by Connecticut Children’s emergency physicians Steven Rogers, MD, and Jesse Sturm, MD, and pediatric emergency medicine fellow Kathryn Kasmire, MD, documented a sharp increase […]
It’s the latest craze sweeping the country. People everywhere are playing Pokemon Go, the smartphone app that allows you to walk around your environment searching for Pokemon. It can be a great way to get some exercise, however the game also brings distractions that could cause potential safety […]
By: Kevin Borrup, JD, MPA Already this year, 12 children have died of heatstroke in the United States after being left in hot cars, and we have yet to see the hottest days of summer. On Saturday, the latest death occurred in Iowa where a 6-month old died […]
