Posted on April 16, 2013 · 2 Comments
Welcome to Pediatric Safety’s weekly “Child Health & Safety News Roundup”- a recap of the past week’s child health and safety news headlines from around the world.
Each day we use Twitter to communicate relevant and timely health and safety information to the parents, medical professionals and other caregivers who follow us. Occasionally we may miss something, but we think overall we’re doing a pretty good job of keeping you informed. But for our friends and colleagues who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 25 events & stories.
- Victoria has some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in Australia and NSW among the lowest http://t.co/c7LWmqoviG 2013-04-14
- Air pollution during pregnancy linked to serious health effects including cancer http://t.co/ASsBGu8HuL 2013-04-14
- Too many fatal accidents involving Israeli children | backovers & falling from windows are world-wide problems! http://t.co/cpnO6Q2VuM 2013-04-14
- Turning facebook into a virtual Pinwheel Garden for Child Abuse Awareness month! http://t.co/HsdEes5nu4 via @causes 2013-04-14
- Quick tips on introducing your baby to solid food | Confessions of a Dr. Mom http://t.co/W6oPDcXFat 2013-04-13
PedSafe Headline of the Week:
Small children can’t describe headache pain | watch for hands on their heads or over their eyes as a sign http://t.co/JGLFWqyNEq
- Campaign to help Aussie kids become more literate http://t.co/TitoXGUtOt 2013-04-12
- Tips to keep NZ kids safe from burns at home this winter http://t.co/eigV6RvEka 2013-04-11
- Texas Children’s Hospital – When Should I Take My Child To The Emergency Center? http://t.co/rWhvQd5Z4R 2013-04-11
- Isolation Rooms in Schools for Special Needs Kids? Just Wrong! http://t.co/f3rQ0GSYMi 2013-04-11
- Eye safety in the home http://t.co/2k3aR4TSnZ Great checklist!! 2013-04-10
- ‘ What the (bleep)!’: 10 things parents should not say around children http://t.co/yMeQDsZ3dQ …yes you probably already know these but… 😉 2013-04-10
- Practical tips help address kids’ obesity http://t.co/2ejthVms3k Use smaller plates – kids eat more food with adult-sized plates 2013-04-10
- Public Health Wales is emphasising the need for kids to get the MMR vaccine as the # of measles cases tops 500 http://t.co/JMCSrmMbLu 2013-04-09
- Melanoma rates on the rise in U.S. kids http://t.co/WDsDYzEuAa Please read! 2013-04-09
- Lead poisoning toll revised to 1 in 38 young kids – approx 2x the previous estimates http://t.co/kcpGNJNlGg 2013-04-09
- April is Autism Awareness Month. Step 1. End Social Isolation, Talk with a Parent of an Autistic Child http://t.co/HrFyWynXQZ 2013-04-09
- Consumer Reports: Popular kids toys – balls & beads that expand in water – pose major safety hazards http://t.co/gBJVt9jWO3 VIDEO 2013-04-08
- Study finds parent behaviour training first-course-of-action for preschoolers at risk for ADHD http://t.co/zbLkn5rCIy 2013-04-08
- Schizophrenia may give early warnings – possibly as early as puberty http://t.co/pDvB859Nax great if enable early intervention 2013-04-08
- What Are The signs Your Child May Suffer From Sleep Apnea http://t.co/OYTGaqsh1F 2013-04-08
- How big is your baby? Doctors build “intuition” into the design of EHRs to uncover insights in children’s health http://t.co/M0N7Ioo0fr 2013-04-08
- Parents reminded of window cord safety http://t.co/22aeKfY4I4 parents urged to use only cordless window coverings!! 2013-04-08
- Canadian xchool-based “healthy living” programs may be triggering eating disorders http://t.co/skOYd7Vttj 2013-04-08
- ‘Disease’ Label Prompts Parents to Want Medication for Healthy Babies http://t.co/gi9tFwO01G 2013-04-08
- Terrific Article by MomRN: Tips for Potty Training Success http://t.co/jjnNKl1R6T 2013-04-08
Thanks for all the informative links, that must take forever to put together and it’s appreciated!
Thanks! The hard part is sorting through all the news and finding the best info to tweet. Pulling together the links and creating a post is actually the easy part (WP has a plug-in to help with that). But thanks for saying it’s appreciated! It’s hard to know sometimes what’s really helpful.