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Dear Partners,
As summer continues into its third month and states across the country experience record-high temperatures, the prevention of drowning and heatstroke in cars is of the utmost importance.
Drowning remains the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 and the second leading cause of unintentional death among those ages 5-14 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020). To improve water safety at the local, state, and national levels, in late June, Water Safety USA released the U.S. National Water Safety Action Plan. The plan includes a 12-step process and 99 action recommendations to help jurisdictions better understand the problem and develop an evidence-informed, context-specific, and equitable action plan.
During these hot summer months, children are also at an increased risk for heatstroke in cars. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, in the U.S., on average, a child dies of heatstroke in a vehicle every 10 days. A recent national survey conducted by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that most caregivers would like to learn more about the issue and would be willing to adopt preventive strategies and technologies. Findings also suggest that messages using themes of positive caregiving may be more effective than threat-focused appeals. These and other findings can inform Title V agencies' efforts to prevent pediatric heatstroke in cars.
Looking forward, following June's release of our teen dating violence prevention blog post, "4 Questions to Ask About Teen Dating Violence," CSN will be producing a webinar centered around teen dating violence on September 6 from 2:00PM-3:00PM ET. In this webinar, Dr. Sarah DeGue, Senior Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will talk about the Dating Matters initiative, CDC’s comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model. Kelly Premo, Director of Prevention for the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA), will discuss her work with RPE (Rape Prevention Education) grantees, using culturally appropriate strategies to affect community-level change. Angela Marr, an active member of the Children’s Safety Now Alliance (CSN-A), will moderate.
Resources from our CSN-A partners are highlighted in purple.
Please widely share these resources with your networks.
Kindly,
Jennifer Leonardo
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