A new story on injury and violence prevention from Healthy People 2020’s Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? monthly bulletin shows how Tu Casa’s Safe Dates, an adolescent dating abuse prevention program that raises awareness of healthy and abusive dating relationships, equips students with skills and resources to develop healthy dating relationships, including positive communication, anger management, and conflict resolution.…
In 2015, new data and reports from HHS agencies showed that prevention strategies have contributed to a decline in new cases of diabetes , a continued decline in rates of high total cholesterol, and decreases in adverse drug events, infections and other hospital-acquired conditions in recent years. This is good news for those of us at ODPHP who work on policies and guidelines specifically related to these outcomes.
Written by NCHPAD
It is widely known that participating in physical activity and sport makes us healthier and gives us skills to take throughout life, but did you know that not all children have opportunities to participate in recreation and play? The fact is, children with disability are nearly 4.5 times less likely to be active than their peers without disability.…
Written by Dr. David Geier, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
With the growth of the X Games, winter “extreme” sports like freestyle skiing and snowboarding are as popular as ever. These sports send athletes far into the air and down the slopes and ramps at tremendous speeds. Injuries, especially concussions and other traumatic brain injuries (TBI), unfortunately can occur.…