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FOND
FAREWELL
Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin thanks Jon E. Vice, former president and CEO
of Children's Hospital and Health System, for his 29
years of service. As a visionary leader, Vice worked to create
a nationally recognized pediatric medical center and
comprehensive health system that includes child advocacy,
adoption and foster care and health education. Vice was a
strong supporter of the Alliance's mission, and he will be
missed.
On January 12, Peggy Troy, RN, MSN, replaced
Vice as president and CEO of Children's Hospital and Health
System. We look forward to Troy's leadership and
expertise.
UPCOMING
EVENT
Improving the Oral
Health of Children and Youth with Special Health Care
Needs (CYSHCN): A Team Approach
Friday, April 17
North
Central Technical College
Wausau, Wis.
Contact Diane
Flanagan. | |
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COLLABORATIVE SMOKE-FREE
ENDORSEMENT
LETTER
The
Wisconsin Asthma Coalition, an initiative of Children's Health
Alliance of Wisconsin, is encouraging organizations to adopt a
policy to exclusively hold all major events in communities
that have enacted a comprehensive smoke-free-workplace
ordinance and sign the Collaborative Smoke-Free Endorsement
Letter . The Alliance signed the letter in
partnership with many other organizations.
The letter
can be used to:
- Support local efforts to
enact comprehensive smoke-free-workplace
ordinances.
- Encourage additional
organizations to adopt a policy and sign the
letter.
A comprehensive smoke-free-workplace
ordinance in a community requires all indoor
workplaces to be smoke-free, including restaurants,
bars and bowling allies. Communities that have adopted a
comprehensive smoke-free-workplace ordinance include:
Appleton, Dane County, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Madison,
Marshfield, Middleton, Monona, Shorewood, Shorewood Hills and
Weston.
To add your organization as a partner or
receive the most recent version of the letter, contact Kristen Grimes, asthma project
manager, at (414)
292-4001. | |
DAY AT THE
CAPITOL
Put Wednesday, March 18, on your calendar for a day at the
capitol in Madison to help educate for
the elimination of childhood lead poisoning in
Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination
Committee and the Wisconsin Apartment Association are leading
efforts to call for legislative action. Join community
leaders, organizations and individuals in meeting with state
legislators to urge support for a new housing renovation loan
program. Home renovation is the most effective way to control
lead poisoning hazards. Homes built before 1950 are at
greatest risk for having lead-based paint hazards, peeling
paint and lead dust. Over 400,000 homes were built before 1950
in Wisconsin.
Join your voice with ours and
speak out on protecting children. For information about the
day at the capitol and how you can participate, contact George Carns, childhood lead
poisoning prevention project manager, at (414)
292-4003. | |
DENTAL CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Dental health care is the largest unmet
health need for Wisconsin children and youth with
special health care needs (CYSHCN). Children's Health
Alliance of Wisconsin will host an educational event,
Improving the Oral Health of CYSHCN: A Team
Approach, on Friday, April 17, at North Central
Technical College in
Wausau.
The goal of this event is to
increase the knowledge and comfort level of oral health
practitioners treating CYSHCN. This event is recommended
for dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants,
dental business staff and students of dental-related
programs.
The keynote speaker is Brian Hodgson,
DDS, assistant professor at Marquette University
School of Dentistry, Division of Pediatric Dentistry.
Hodgson's keynote address, Tools & Teamwork:
Addressing the Oral Health Needs of the Special
Child, will provide attendees with an understanding
of the unique individualized oral health needs of CYSHCN
and their families.
For further information,
contact Diane
Flanagan, oral health project manager -
CYSHCN, at (414)
292-4015. | | |
 DENTAL
SEALANT SAFETY
Although recent reports have raised the potential
danger of Bisphenol A (BPA) on human development and
reproduction, its usage in the manufacturing of certain
plastic materials including some dental sealants and dental
composite resin filling material have been deemed safe.
These products have been cleared by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). The FDA concluded, "based on our ongoing
review, we believe there is a large body of evidence that
indicates that FDA-regulated products containing BPA currently
on the market are safe and that exposure levels to BPA from
food contact materials, including for infants and children,
are below those that may cause health effects."
According to the American Dental Association (ADA), "dental
sealants provide significant benefits in the prevention and
treatment of dental caries, the infectious disease that causes
cavities." The ADA believes current research shows low
exposure levels of BPA pose no significant health risk.
View the ADA position on
BPA. | |
ICE
SAFETY
Snowflakes are falling, time to bundle the kids and head
out for some winter fun. A quick lacing up of ice skates and
the kids are off for hours of fun. It's easy to forget how
dangerous this scenario can be on a body of water. A community
ice rink is a safer choice.
If you do take part in activities on bodies of water, you
can reduce the risk of drowning with these
precautions:
- Never go on ice alone. Do not leave children
unsupervised, regardless of age.
- Stay away from ice that is part of a flowing body of
water, such as a river. The ice is generally not as solid
and can differ greatly in thickness within a small area.
- Snow covered ice freezes slower as snow insulates the
ice.
- Ice should be at least four inches thick for activities
on foot and at least 12 inches thick for activities
involving a vehicle.
- If someone falls through the ice, call for help
immediately. Do not attempt to pull them out by going to
them. Find a rope, cord or tree branch to pull them in from
shore.
- If you fall through the ice, stay calm. Keep your head
above water. Try to get to the thickest part of the ice, get
your arms up on the ice and kick your feet to swim out of
the water. Do not stand up on the ice. Instead roll away
from the hole.
Whether you are skating, fishing or walking on ice, use
extreme
caution. | |
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 THE WORLD REPORT ON
CHILD INJURY
PREVENTION
More than 2,000 children die every day as a result of
unintentional or accidental injury according to a 2008 report
issued by the World Health Organization and the United Nations
Children's Fund. This report emphasizes the need for
increasing the safety of children everywhere. Best practice
interventions are highlighted as a way to reduce childhood
deaths by 50 percent. The top five causes of injury death are
road crashes, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning. View full report.
Every year more than 400 Wisconsin children die from
unintentional or accidental injury. The leading causes for
death vary depending on age group. Road crashes resulted in
the greatest number of childhood deaths. Learn more about what the Alliance is
doing to prevent childhood injury and
death. | |
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