Attention All Agencies Involved in Lead Poisoning Prevention-Tools to Promote National Lead Poisoning Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 24-30, 2010. The theme is “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future.” The poster in English is posted on the site. The Spanish flyer is not yet posted but both are attached for your convenience. Please share this information with your state and local contacts.

Please visit the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency. website and check often for updates and information on links to CDC’s(Centers for Disease Control) website for widgets with daily tips, sample press releases, web banners, e-cards and more. Please send your Regional Lead Week activities entries to Christina Wadlington so we may add this information to our web page.

Spanish Lead Week Poster-editable.pdf

Lead Week 2010 Final Poster – editable.pdf

Newark Lead Coalition Newsletter Features Report on Lead Poisoning Conference Plus More

The newest edition of the Lead Partnership Coalition in Newark, New Jersey, features a summary of the Statewide Lead Conference sponsored by the Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of  Lead Poisoning. In addition there is a report on the “Lead and Law Symposium” held at Rutgers University.

There are more features but take a look at the newsletter for yourself and tell us what you think. You can read a copy of the Lead Partnership Newsletter by clicking here.

If you would like a copy of your newsletter published so others can “Be in the Know in New Jersey” just notify us at beintheknownj (at) gmail.com

PS You can get the PowerPoint presentations of the Lead and Beyond Conference held on April 16, 2010 on this site by clicking here.

Did You Know That the The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is Now on Twitter and Has a Blog?

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is applauded for their launch into the social media arena. They now join the ranks of other organizations like CDC , March of Dimes plus more.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. Click here to join a CPSC e-mail subscription list

Consumers can also obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC’s Web site

In additon:

• Visit their NEW Blog read it and make comments
• Follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OnSafety
• See their photos on Flicker

Now there is little reason not to Be In The Know about important product safety issues affecting our families.

3 New Product Safety Recalls Every Family Should Know About

There are three(3) new product safety recalls that every family should know about. Please click on the links below to learn more about them. Please share with others.

1. Williams-Sonoma Recalls Baby Bottle Warmers Due to Burn Hazard

2. Baby Hammocks Recalled by MamaLittleHelper Due to Suffocation Hazard
3. Char-Broil Recalls Vertical Gas Smokers Due to Injury Hazard

Driving With Children? Are Your Car Seats in Correctly? Get Them Checked in New Jersey September 25, 2010

Have your car seats checked on September 25, 2010 as part of National Seat Check Saturday in New Brunswick, NJ.

This event is beneficial to anyone who is:

• Setting up a table to share agency resources and materials
• Parents, grandparents, friends and relatives having their car seat checked
• Working  with clients/customers who would like to have their car seat checked

Please download the fliers below in English and Spanish to share with those who can get the most from this life saving opportunity.

National Seat Check Saturday Flyers-English

National Seat Check Saturday Flyer-Spanish

Are You a Public Health Professional or Student?

If the answer is yes then there is an opportunity for you to participate in an innovative Poster Session.

The NJ Chapter of the Society for Public Health Education (NJ SOPHE) is calling on ALL public health professionals and students (graduate and undergraduate) to
participate in its poster session during its annual meeting scheduled for Friday, December 3, 9a-3p at NJ Hospital Association Conference and Event Center, 760 Alexander Road, Princeton, New Jersey.
Please  click here and refer to the application  for more details.

The guest speaker is the always entertaining and effervescent Karen Denard Goldman.  Karen, will thrill you and inspire you with her interactive presentation: Leadership Bootcamp.  If you’ve never attended a seminar with Dr. Goldman, you are in for a treat!

Also, the new executive board for NJ SOPHE will be introduced and Awards & Scholarships will be presented.

CHES credits are included in the registration fee.

Be sure to visit the NJ SOPHE website for more information!

Why Are More Children Going to the ER With Concussions?

A recent blog post on CNN news indicated that more children are going to the emergency room with concussions.  Could this be due to better awareness or more injuries?

Read the post  about concussions in young children and share your opinion

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