Youth Injury Prevention

Over the past decade, the firearm suicide rate among children and teens has increased by 36%. Today, I wanted to blog about how exposure...

The reason that I chose this topic for my blog post is because throughout these past few months several days have been very cold,...

The month of October is declared National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...

One of the best ways to prevent youth injuries is to stay hydrated. Water is the best form of hydration for kids. The reason why I did...

I just came back from a trip to Canada and Alaska. We were in Vancouver, Canada for Canada's Independence Day (called Canada Day) on July...

With this blog post I wanted to talk about choking and strangulation prevention in youth. I think that a lot of time kids choke on their...

In this post, I wanted to discuss the importance of stretching for kids, how it can decrease the risk of injury and promote flexibility,...

With this post, I wanted to share how, if fitted well, proper equipment can help prevent youth injuries in sports. Youth sports injuries...

In this blog post I wanted to talk about the different types of diets that children can have and how the diet that they are on can affect...

In this blog post I will inform you of factors that can influence the amount of sleep that teen athletes have. Sleep deprivation in teens...

In this blog post I wanted to address how important preventing drowning is for kids of all ages and how leaving kids unattended nears...

With this blog post, I want to write about drowsy driving and how to prevent it because I have just started to drive and I have noticed...

For this blog post I wanted to focus on a topic that showed that youth injuries don’t just occur physically but also emotionally and...

I wanted to make this blog post about concussions in high school football players. I think that there isn't enough emphasis on how easily...

In this blog post, I would like to address how severe falls during childhood can lead to disasters if not handled properly. I would like...