On and Off the Ice: Learn to Prevent, Recognize, and Respond to Concussions

CDC has recently teamed up with USA Hockey to develop the Heads Up: Concussion in Hockey initiative to offer information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports.

This educational campaign is an expansion of CDC’s Heads Up: Concussion in High School and Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports initiatives.  These initiatives include materials and information for coaches of all sports to help identify concussions and take immediate steps to respond when one is suspected.

* Check with your league or school about concussion policies.
* Insist that safety comes first.
* Learn more about concussion and review the signs and symptoms.
* Keep the four-step action plan with you at games and practices.

The State of the State of the Health of our Children

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau is pleased to announce that the The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007 is now available.  The chartbook provides both national and state-level data on U.S. children based on the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health.  

Among the findings which can be found in this report  and at www.childhealthdata.org are:  
·         In 2007, 88.5 percent of children reported receiving a preventive health care visit, up from 77 percent in 2003.  Among children who had no health insurance, however, the rate was far lower: only 72.6 percent of children who were uninsured at the time of the survey had a preventive health care visit.
·         More than 15 percent of U.S. children had no health insurance for all or part of 2007.  
·         Nearly one-third of U.S. children, ages 10 to 17, were overweight or obese. Most significantly, the incidence of obesity continued to rise from 14.8% of U.S. children in 2003 to 16.4% by 2007.

And much, much more.

October 2009 Alliance Alert Newsletter

The October 2009 Alliance Alert newsletter is now available.

Funds Available for Community Prevention and Wellness

According to the latest edition of the NCBDDD External Partner’s October Newsletter, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law earlier this year, includes $650 million for evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that support specific, measurable health outcomes to reduce chronic disease rates. The legislation provides an opportunity for states, cities, rural areas, and tribes to advance public health across the lifespan and to reduce health disparities, and CDC will support intensive community approaches to achieve increased physical activity, improved nutrition, decreased overweight/obesity, decreased smoking and teen smoking initiation, and decreased secondhand smoke exposure. Awardees will implement population-based approaches such as policy, systems, and environmental changes across five evidence-based MAPPS strategies –Media, Access, Point of decision information, Price and, Social support services – in both communities and schools.

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September Alliance Alert Newsletter

The September 2009 Alliance Alert Newsletter is now available to read online.

Calling All Parents: A New CDC Resource

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proud to announce a new resourceavailable for parents. The Parent Portal  was created to help parents find information to give children healthier, safer lives.

The CDC Parent Portal organizes and presents information for parents and provides resources from across CDC, all in one location, making it easier for parents to find what they are looking for. The Portal is a great source for credible, accurate information in helping parents raising healthy kids and providing a safe home and community. It also is a resource for diseases and conditions that can occur, and for developmental milestones and schedules. The Parent Portal also provides information on physical activity, diet, physical and mental health, injuries and violence, peer relationships, and a special section on risk behaviors geared for the parents of teens.

New CDC FASD Website!

• 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

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