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Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Tuesday, July 29, 03:30 pm ETT
Policy as a powerful
tool for changing health behavior Posted by: Ileana Arias, Tuesday, July 29, 03:30 pm ETT
Media outreach raises awareness. Can it do more? During this year’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, center staff worked hard to raise awareness about child maltreatment and highlight the agency’s prevention efforts. Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Tuesday, July 08, 03:30 pm ET
Summertime Safety Posted by: Ileana Arias, Thursday, June 26, 03:30 pm ET Me? A Blogger? Posted by: Ileana Arias, Thursday, May 17, 04:30 pm ET
How did you celebrate Older
American's Month?
May 2008 was Older Americans Month — an ideal time to focus attention on the issues that affect older adults. This year’s theme was “Working Together for Strong, Healthy, and Supportive Communities.” Individuals and communities can come together to help older adults enjoy an improved quality of life with a reduced risk of injury. Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Thursday, June 05, 03:30 pm ET
Exploring media technology and youth violence Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Tuesday, July 29, 03:30 pm ETT
Are we prepared for
a blast? Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Tuesday, Sep 07, 03:30 pm ETT
Child Passenger Safety Week
Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias,
Tuesday, Sep 22, 03:30 pm ETT
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month
Each year in the U.S., women experience about 4.8 million intimate partner related physical assaults. Men are the victims of about 2.9 million intimate partner related physical assaults. The numbers have not increased over the past years but they have not decreased either and are still unacceptably high. Why? Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008, 03:30 pm ETT
Let’s Eliminate Health Disparities
Earlier this month, Americans made history when they elected an African-American as President of the United States. For many children, Barack Obama’s election brings truth to the statement, “You can be anything you want to be, even president of the United States.” Read More of the blog and comments. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Friday, Nov 14, 2008, 03:30 pm ETT Help Reduce Violent Deaths: Explore Our New Tool Let me introduce you to Carol. She’s a state public health official who notices an increase in reports of suicide. She wants to develop prevention efforts. Where can she find information to help her target strategies for her state? Posted by: Ileana Arias, Friday, Nov 14, 2008, 03:30 pm ETT Injuries Are Not an Acceptable Risk of Growing Up I don’t like to use the word “accident.” Accident implies that what happens is unpreventable and the resulting injuries are inevitable. That’s a false assumption when it comes to our children. CDC science shows that most unintentional childhood injuries can be prevented. Injuries do not have to be an accepted risk of growing up. Posted by: Ileana Arias, Thursday, Dec 11, 2008, 09:00 am ETT
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