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Drowning is a leading cause of death for all children. A CHOP injury prevention expert offers tips to help keep your child safer near any body of water.
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The $4 million grant from NJM will help kick off a new young driver program in the summer of 2021 that will offer a state-of-the art virtual driving assessment system at select CHOP Primary Care locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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CHOP pediatrician offers tips about how best to protect your teens and youth from accidental or intentional injury due to firearms in the home.
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Award recognizes a researcher who has translated research findings into effective public policies.
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Families rely on clinicians to provide advice on how to keep their children healthy, and a recurring topic throughout the lifespan is injury prevention—from monitoring their infant’s sleep to supervising their teen’s driving practices.
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Suspensions disproportionately affect low income, Black and Hispanic families and may severely limit access to employment and healthcare.
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Once random and rare, today mass shootings are relatively common, often high-profile events that lead to catastrophic outcomes for both victims and witness bystanders. A new research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows that one in five mass shootings occurs within a block of a school and more than 90% occur within a mile of a school or place where children gather.
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Groups at highest risk of traffic injury drive vehicles without safety features that could potentially save their lives.
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Important topics like teen driving safety, water safety, and poison prevention are not always discussed, which means strategies for covering those topics need to be devised.
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In a new study focused on concussions in children ages 5-11, CHOP researchers identify opportunities to improve outcomes for this age group through more consistent assessments at the initial health care visit.