By: Amy Watkins, MPH Safe sleep environments are critical to protect babies from harm. Each year in the United States, approximately 3,500 infants die unexpectedly during sleep. This can happen from accidental suffocation, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or unknown causes. Connecticut Children’s recently teamed up with U.S. […]
By: Amy Watkins, MPH The busy holiday shopping season is once again upon us. While it’s an exciting time of year for children, adults need to be mindful of potential hazards that new toys and electronics can bring. The Trouble in Toyland report, released annually by the U.S. […]
As part of our organization’s efforts to keep children safe this upcoming holiday season and all year long, Connecticut Children’s is collaborating with hospitals and health systems across the country in a new nationwide public awareness campaign that encourages families to ask one question when their children visit […]
By: Amy Watkins, MPH Watch for Me CT, a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office and Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center, is wrapping up an exciting youth-led bicycle and pedestrian safety program, held over the summer in Hartford. The program received a $25,000 grant […]
By: Annika Anderson, MPH Do you remember what your favorite thing to read was when you were a child? Perhaps it was a picture book, like Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, or Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin. It might have even been the Peanuts comic strips by […]
Injuries remain the leading cause of death for children in the United States, however nearly all of them are predictable and preventable. For more than 20 years, Connecticut Children’s and Safe Kids Connecticut have hosted Safe Kids Day, a fun-filled learning day that raises awareness about summer safety […]
By: Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in December 2012, there have been over 900 school shootings in the United States, according to Sandy Hook Promise. The most recent tragedy in Texas was predictable and preventable. At Connecticut […]
By: Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA, and Rebecca Beebe, PhD The Hayley Petit Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship provides an opportunity for women who are interested in the sciences to learn about injury and violence prevention from experts at Connecticut Children’s. The fellowship program honors the life and […]
