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Does Your Child "Hurt" When they Play Sports!

Sport overuse injuries (unlike acute injuries) occur over a longer period of time due to a repetitive motion. This type of injury subtly develops and is not as easily diagnosed such as a scratch or a bruise may be. The repetitive trauma affecting the tendons, bones, and joints, causes an overuse...

Get Rid of Your UNUSED Prescription Drugs

Are there too many prescribed or over the counter medications stocking up around your house hold? And how many of those are expired by now? Holding onto expired medications around the home may endanger the life of your child. This is because it increases the risk of the child coming across these...

Street Smart

Pedestrian safety tip: See and be seen. Wear bright/light colored or reflective clothing at night or inclement weather so drivers can see you. #BeStreetSmartNJ

20 New CPS Techs Join the Force

Northern New Jersey Safe Kids / Safe Communities hosted a Child Passenger Safety Technician Course on April 2-6, 2017 at the GSK Consumer Headquarters in Warren NJ. Twenty participants completed the course and are ready to hit the road and advocate for Child Passenger Safety. The technicians were...

The First Carl P Valenziano MD Award Honors Patty Difilippo RN

Patty Difilippo RN, CPSTI is the first recipient of the Carl P. Valenziano MD Injury Prevention Award. Dr. Valenziano was the first Director of Trauma, Critical Care and Injury Prevention at Morristown Medical Center in 1992. Carl's vision of Injury Prevention was vibrant and innovative. He set the...