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Falls:

The Choking Game Can Be Deadly: A Cup of Health with CDC Running time: 4:48
CDC’s Dr. Robin Toblin discusses a dangerous activity that has resulted in some children’s deaths.

Residential Fire H.E.L.P. CDC’s Dr. Ileana Arias, Director of CDC’s Injury Center, describes the Residential Fire Homebound Elderly Lifeline Project (Fire H.E.L.P.), a partnership with the Meals on Wheels Association of America and the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Running time: 2:34 minutes

Gastrointestinal Injuries from Magnet Ingestion in Children --- United States, 2003—2006: A Cup of Health with CDC Running time: 5:09
CDC’s Dr. Julie Gilchrist talks about why caregivers should keep small magnets away from young children and should be aware of the unique risks associated with these magnets.

Protecting Yourself and Your Family Against Poisonings CDC’s Dr. Len Paulozzi offers safety tips for audiences of all ages.
Running time: 2:59 minutes

Poisoning:

Summertime Safety

  • Staying Safe on the Road
    CDC's Laurie Beck, MPH, shares tips about how to stay safe on the road, for those taking road trips or just driving around town. Topics include selecting the right type of car or booster set for a child's stage of development, the basics of graduated driver licensing (GDL) to keep teen drivers safe, and the importance of buckling up while traveling in a vehicle at all times. Running time 4:55 minutes.
     
  • Staying Safe In the Water
    In this podcast, Dr. Julie Gilchrist, a pediatrician and medical epidemiologist from CDC’s Injury Center, talks about staying safe in the water. Tips are for all audiences, with a focus on preventing drownings and keeping children safe in and around the pool, lake, or ocean. Running time: 5:38
  • Staying Safe On the Water
    In this podcast for all audiences, Dr. Julie Gilchrist from CDC’s Injury Center outlines tips for safe boating. Running time:3:45

What We’re Learning About Deaths from Unintentional Injuries: A Cup of Health with CDC CDC’s Dr. Daphne Moffett describes the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries and explains why raising awareness is key.
Running time: 10:29 and 0:59 minutes

Injury Response

Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Victims of Motor-Vehicle Crashes, West Virginia, 2004-2005: A Cup of Health with CDC CDC’s Dr. Len Paulozzi discusses the research findings about rates of drug and alcohol-impaired driving.
Running time: 7:299 and 1:25 minutes

Motor Vehicle Safety

Global Road Safety Week: Teen Driver Safety CDC Director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, discusses the important role parents and guardians play in keeping teen drivers safe and how graduated licensing systems can help.
Running time: 4:25 minutes

Staying Safe on the Road CDC's Laurie Beck, MPH, shares tips about how to stay safe on the road, for those taking road trips or just driving around town. Topics include selecting the right type of car or booster set for a child's stage of development, the basics of graduated driver licensing (GDL) to keep teen drivers safe, and the importance of buckling up while traveling in a vehicle at all times.
Running time 4:55 minutes.

Are We There Yet?: A Cup of Health with CDC  Running time 3:51
Parents should be concerned about the safety of children in vehicles. Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses correct methods of securing children in child safety seats.

Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Victims of Motor-Vehicle Crashes --- West Virginia, 2004—2005: A Cup of Health with CDC Running time: 7:29
CDC’s Dr. Len Paulozzi discusses the research findings on how often drug- and alcohol-impaired driving are associated with motor-vehicle crashes.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Preventing Older Adult Falls and TBI: This podcast offers fall prevention advice and addresses warning signs of traumatic brain injury, which could be a result of a fall-related bump on the head.
Running time: 2:37 minutes

Heads Up! Play it Safe When it Comes to Concussions
Listen To This Podcast... 6:49 minutes

Heads Up! (A cup of health with CDC) Listen to this  podcast 5:44 minutes

Heads Up! (A minute of health with CDC) Listen to this podcast 0:59 minutes

Heads Up! Concussion Information for Physicians Listen to this podcast 6:43 minutes

Violence Prevention

Traumatic Events and Suicide: This podcast includes the phone number for a national hotline resource.
Running time: 1:14 minutes

When Closeness Goes Wrong: Over the previous several decades, intimate partner violence has been recognized as behavior that seriously harms the person who experiences it and the children who see it happen. Dr. Michele Black discusses a link between intimate partner violence and illnesses, including asthma, arthritis, stroke, increased heavy or binge drinking, smoking, and risk factors such as HIV or sexually transmitted diseases.
Running time: 8:22 and 0:59 minutes

Welcome to Violence Prevention at CDC
Violence is a significant problem in the United States (U.S.). From infants to the elderly, it affects people in all stages of life. In 2005, 18,124 people died as a result of homicide and 32,637 took their own life. The number of violent deaths tells only part of the story. Many more survive violence and are left with permanent physical and emotional scars.

Coping with Traumatic Events: Tragedies, such as the recent shootings on the Virginia Tech campus, affect all of us in different ways. Some people might react to the stress immediately, while others may not experience stress until later. Running time: 2:16 minutes

Preventing Suicide in Young People: In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people 10--24 years of age. This report discusses the rise in suicides among young females who are 10--19 years old and young males who are 15--19 years old. The report also points out that hanging and suffocation and poisoning increased among young females aged 10--19 years. Changes in suicide behavior have happened in certain groups, especially females who are 10--19 years old. Dr. Keri Lubell discusses the importance of prevention and the roles interested adults and health authorities can play to help prevent those rates from increasing further.
Running time: 6:51 and 0:59 minutes

Electronic Aggression: Aggression is no longer limited to the school yard. New forms of electronic media, such as blogs, instant messaging, chat rooms, email, text messaging, and the internet are providing new arenas for youth violence to occur.
Running time: 12:32 minutes

Keeping Schools Safe from Violence: During 1992 to 2006, rates of student homicides in schools decreased. But they stabilized during the years 1999 to 2006 when 116 students were killed in homicide events that occurred in schools. In this broadcast, Dr. Jeffrey Hall talks to parents, teachers, students, and researchers about preventing such events and discusses the prevention measures recommended by the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.
Running time: 6:32 and 0:59 minutes

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