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Newark Lead Coalition’s First Newsletter

August 28, 2009 by rosie  
Filed under Childhood Issues, Environmental Issues, Local Resources

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The Newark Lead Coalition has released a digital and hard copy newsletter. You can view a copy of the Newark Lead Coalition’s first newsletter by clicking on this link.

We also welcome other newsletters for our readers to KNOW about. Please submit them to support@beintheknownj.org

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New CDC FASD Website!

August 25, 2009 by deborah  
Filed under Federal Resources, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

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CDC has a new FASD website!It is research-based site, user-friendly, up-to-date, and appealing.  Some of the new features of the site include:
  • State alcohol consumption data for 2008
  • A video called, “The Story of Iyal.” It gives an inside look at one family living with FASDs. This video is also featured at www.cdc.gov
  • Easy-to-read information on diagnosis and treatments for children with FASDs
    • Individualized pages for different visitors – women, families, healthcare providers, educators, and partners
  • Updated information on CDC activities

    • Please help spread the word by linking your website to their.. They have created an easy-to-use linking graphic and description. It can be found on their “Partners” page





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    Great Resource on Infant Health!

    August 24, 2009 by deborah  
    Filed under Childhood Issues, State Resources

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     What is the Perinatal Data Center?

    The March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center analyzes maternal and infant health data and interprets this information for use by the March of Dimes, health professionals, research groups and the media. The Center staff collaborate and provide guidance on epidemiological and statisical analyses and grants and present analytical findings at national conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.

     US overview slideset!

    A US overview slideset is available in PeriStats®. The slideset offers more detail on perinatal health topics, such as late preterm birth, low birthweight, and infant mortality. There are more than 40 slides to choose from for your presentations. Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.

      

    PeriStats Features-
    Export a chart in PeriStats to PowerPoint     Want to add a PeriStats chart into your PowerPoint presentation? There is an easy way to export charts in PeriStats to PowerPoint slides. The image below shows where you can find the download slide button in PeriStats.  Slides are just a click away.

    The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
    To contact the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center,
    email us at     peristats@marchofdimes.com.

     

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    New Resource about Child Resiliency from Violence

    August 21, 2009 by deborah  
    Filed under Childhood Issues, Resources

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    The Family Violence Prevention Fund is pleased to announce the release of: 

     

     Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence  In-service Training for Resource Families, a Trainer’s Guide & Tools

     

    This toolkit was produced with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and it is intended to help trainers of resource families (foster parents and kinship care givers) to promote resilience among kids who have been exposed to violence. The toolkit includes a curriculum, PowerPoint presentation, mini-magazines and optional trainings videos and PSA’s. 

     

    Free copies of the CD can be ordered by emailing childrensteam@endabuse.org

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    A TALE OF THREE NEUROTOXINS: LEAD, TOBACCO AND MATERNAL DEPRESSION

    August 19, 2009 by deborah  
    Filed under Childhood Issues, Upcoming Events

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     Attend a Teleconference

    Presented by

    Michael Weitzman MD

    Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry

    New York University

    School of Medicine

     

     

    This presentation reviews what is known, and what we recognize that we still do not know, about the effects of low level lead exposure, prenatal tobacco and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure, and maternal depression on child behavior and development. Although the research and knowledge bases concerning these extremely common childhood exposures with extensive negative effects have developed separately, with different investigators and publications in disparate literatures and fields, their epidemiology (distribution, determinants and consequences) are quite similar, and even more worrisome, they tend to cluster and co-occur in the same children. At the end of this presentation the audience will have a much better appreciation of the risks for being exposed to, and the consequences of each of these exposures, as well as strategies for prevention and treatment.

    WHEN: Tuesday September 15th, 2009TIME: 2-3pm Eastern Time

    (Please dial in a few minutes before 2:00 p.m. so we can start on time!)
    Moderator: Laura Abulafia, MHS
    Toll Free: 1.800.868.1837

    Direct Dial: 1.404.920.6440

    Pass Code: 847 815#

    COST: FREE!

    Laura@aaidd.org or visit the website at www.ehinitiative.org
    MATERIAL: Go to the Initiative website at
     For more information on the teleconference series or AAIDD’s Environmental Health Initiative, contact: Laura Abulafia at  www.ehinitiative.org   and click on the button that says next teleconference. There you will find the announcement with logistical information and the presentation under “materials” to down load or follow along on your computer.

     

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    Newborn Babies and Lead Poisoning!

    August 19, 2009 by deborah  
    Filed under Childhood Issues, Environmental Issues, Upcoming Events

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    Elevated blood lead levels in infants can lead to longterm permanent developmental and health problems. Come to the conference, Lead and Beyond: Progress in Eliminating Lead Poisoning and New Opportunities for Collaboration in New Jersey.  

    Nachammai Chinnakaruppan, MD, whose research interests focus on the effects of environmental chemicals on human development, will lead a workshop on case management of neonates with elevated blood lead levels. She developed an interest in congenital lead poisoning after caring for a lead poisoned newborn infant in New Jersey.

     

     

     

    This important conference is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center, Edison, New Jersey. Click  lead-beyond-conference1 and lead-beyond-registration-form1 for the brochure and additional information for the Lead and Beyond conference.

     

     

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    Beware: Lead is Everywhere

    August 14, 2009 by ellen  
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    According to an article that appeared in the New York Times  the White House recently had an issue with lead in the soil of their vegetable garden.

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