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Keeps medication our of sight and out of reach!

Keeps medication our of sight and out of reach!

Unsafe medicine storage practices continue to drive most (more than 90 percent) medicine poisonings in children. The two main factors are not storing medicine both out of reach and out of sight, and not putting medicine away immediately after use.
Exertional Heat Illness Fatalities: Causation and Prevention

Exertional Heat Illness Fatalities: Causation and Prevention

For the past 20 years there have been close to 10 non-traumatic fatalities in high school and college football each year.1 While these fatalities may appear as isolated events, when assessed together over time, they demonstrate a recurrent problem. At first glance the problem may appear to be an...
summer safety

Summer Safety - Check out PREVENTION WORKS!

Here are some summer safety tips that will carry you through the Dawg Days of Summer! View the Summer Edition of Prevention Works! Enjoy..... stay safe!
Where Medicine is Stored vs. Where Medicine is Kept

Where Medicine is Stored vs. Where Medicine is Kept

Where Medicine is Stored vs. Where Medicine is Kept. Most families have a safe place in the home where they store medicine they don’t use every day, but they may keep often-used medicine handy and not be thinking about the safety factor. Kids are getting into medicine in purses, in nightstands, on...
Stay Active and Prepare for the Return to Sports

Stay Active and Prepare for the Return to Sports

Stay Active and Prepare for the Return to Sports Working out and staying in shape from home presents a new challenge for all of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially true for many youth athletes given that team seasons have come to a halt, and local gyms and school weight rooms are...