Check Baby’s Sleep Space for Suffocation Hazards; Most Nursery Product-Related Infant Deaths Can Be Prevented (This Public Service Announcement is reproduced from the CDC: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2022/CPSC-Urges-Parents-Caregivers-to-Use-Products-that-Are-Safe-for-Sleep-Check-Babys-Sleep-Space-for-Suffocation-Hazards-Most-Nursery-Product-Related-Infant-Deaths-Can-Be-Prevented) Release Date: September 15, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On average there are almost 100 infant deaths … Continue reading →

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 18-24, 2022 National Seat Check Saturday is September 24, 2022 Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children, according to the latest NHTSA data. A child is involved in a crash while … Continue reading →

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Friday, April 1 is Wear Blue Day! National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect, just as we do … Continue reading →

From Food Safety News by Joe Whitworth – 3/15/22 Another child has died and more than 20 other infants are part of an E. coli outbreak in France. Santé publique France and the National Reference Center for E. coli, Shigella … Continue reading →

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – News Release Release Date: July 14, 2021 Release Number: 21-165 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today filed an administrative complaint against Amazon.com, the world’s largest retailer, to force Amazon … Continue reading →

Helping Babies Sleep Safely For Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, CDC is sharing tips parents and caregivers can use to help reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, including SIDS. Start by placing baby on his or her … Continue reading →

One pediatric death due to influenza is one too many. Last season, 2018-2019, there were 136 pediatric deaths reported due to flu-related illness. From the Centers for Disease Control Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality: One influenza-associated pediatric death was reported to CDC … Continue reading →

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 15-21, 2019 What you need to know: Rear-facing car seat: Birth until age 2–4. For the best possible protection, infants and toddlers should be properly buckled in a rear-facing car seat, in the back … Continue reading →

Harrisonburg, VA — September 6, 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, has just announced that vaping may be responsible for more than 200 reported cases of severe lung disease in the United States and possibly … Continue reading →

On July 31, recognize National Heatstroke Prevention Day by educating your community about the dangers of leaving children in hot cars Responding to a call for a child who dies of heatstroke in a hot car is one of those … Continue reading →