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SPECIAL
NEWS
The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee
Report is now available. This report is a review of the
science relating physical activity to a variety of health
outcomes. It also addresses the benefits of physical activity
for particular subgroups of the population, such as children
and youth, pregnant and postpartum women, persons with
disabilities and individuals with some chronic conditions. View the report.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Improving the Oral Health of Children &
Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): A Team
Approach
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
Waukesha County Technical
College
Waukesha,
Wis.
Contact Diane
Flanagan.
Wisconsin Asthma Coalition
Meeting
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
Liberty
Hall
Kimberly, Wis.
(Dinner Program,
Thursday, Oct.
16)
Contact Kristen
Grimes.
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ALLIANCE
ADVISORY BOARD
GIVES
BACK
The
Board Directed Fund consists of donations from the Alliance
Advisory Board members. The fund supports events,
organizations and programs that benefit children's health in
Wisconsin and contribute to the Alliance's mission.
Nominations are submitted and selected by board members
yearly.
The Alliance is pleased to
announce this year's Board Directed Fund awardees, Common
Threads Family Resource Center and VSA arts of Wisconsin,
Inc.
One child in 150 is diagnosed as being on
the autism spectrum. Common Threads is a non-profit
organization created by families, experienced treatment
providers and concerned community members. The mission of
Common Threads is to enhance the development of children with
autism spectrum disorders and to provide their families with
support and direction. These donated funds will allow program
participation for children too challenged by their disorder to
partake in group activities without one-on-one therapeutic
support. For some individuals it will be their first
opportunity to join peers in a summer fun program.
The
mission of VSA arts of Wisconsin is to expand the
capabilities, confidence and quality of life for children and
adults with disabilities by providing programs in dance,
drama, creative writing, music and visual art. Theses donated
funds will allow VSA arts of Wisconsin to provide a teaching
artist at Ethan Allen School in Wales, located within the
juvenile corrections department. Students will engage in rich
sensory experiences that enhance spatial intelligence,
mathematical reasoning and divergent thinking
skills.
If you are interested in donating to
the Board Directed Fund for these or other projects, please
send your gift payable to Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin, 620 S. 76th St., Suite 120, Milwaukee, WI
53214. | |
CHILD DEATH REVIEW
TEAM
MINI GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE
One-time mini grants of $5,000 are available for Child
Death Review Team (CDRT) development and enhancement. These
funds are meant as seed funds to create a new team or
re-invigorate an existing team. Funds may be used for costs
such as meeting accommodations and refreshments, and
staff devoted to meeting preparation and coordination.
- Grant funds only will be awarded to recognized CDRT(s)
within a county or region.
- Grant funds only will be awarded to government agencies
or 501C(3) organizations sanctioned to be the recipient on
behalf of the CDRT(s).
View application. For questions,
please contact Abby Drew at (414) 292-4016.
NEW CHILD DEATH
REVIEW PROJECT MANAGER
The Alliance
welcomes Abby Drew as our newest staff member. Drew joins the
Alliance as a child death review project manager. Drew has
extensive experience in working with a variety of community
groups to foster and build partnerships. Her experience also
includes leadership, training and analyzing data.
Drew
will be working statewide to create a comprehensive child
death review system for Wisconsin. Drew will work with
existing and developing child death review teams to implement
a standard for reviewing child deaths. The review process is
critical in gathering and analyzing data on the circumstances
of how and why children die to identify trends that lead to
prevention efforts. This initiative is funded by a grant from
the Wisconsin Partnership Program, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health and in partnership with
the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Department of Children
and Families, and the Department of Health Services. Contact
Abby Drew at (414)
292-4016.
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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 in
partnership with Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) will
hold an educational event, Improving the Oral Health of
CYSHCN: A Team Approach, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 at
WCTC.
The goal of this event is to increase knowledge and comfort
level of oral health practitioners treating CYSHCN. This event
is approved for seven continuing education credits and 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, 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. | |
MOWER
SAFETY
Summer is here, flowers are blooming and the grass needs
mowing. Taking children around the yard on a riding lawnmower
just for fun is very dangerous. Each year nearly 10,000
children are injured in lawnmower accidents, and 40 percent of
these injuries are from falling or jumping from mowers. Almost
all accidents occur while a parent or relative is driving the
lawnmower.
It is important to know where children are when mowing to
prevent backing over them. Never let a child ride
along. Mowers are not built for two people regardless of
size. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no
child younger than age 16 operate a riding lawnmower
and no child younger than age 12 operate a push mower. Learn
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 QUAD/GRAPHICS IS
TAKING ACTION FOR
ASTHMA
Award Presented at WAC Spring
Meeting
The Wisconsin
Asthma Coalition (WAC) presented the Taking Action for Asthma Award to
Quad/Graphics at the May 9 spring meeting for their successful
employee asthma education and management program.
Quad/Graphics has long subscribed to a philosophy of taking
better care, starting with its most important asset
- employees. The company is smoke and tobacco free,
provides a comprehensive smoking cessation program and a
generous financial incentive to non-smokers.
QuadMed, the
company's medical division, is very proactive with asthma
care, providing extensive asthma education, such as
instruction on asthma symptoms and triggers, medications and
inhaler techniques. QuadMed accepts same day appointments for
asthma patients. As a result, the employee hospitalization
rate for asthma is very low.
QuadMed also has
developed a protocol for the company's First Responder Program
to assist employees with asthma quick relief inhalers and/or
the EpiPen®. In addition, QuadMed providers work with plant safety coordinators
to decrease exposure to solvents and other chemicals to reduce
asthma triggers and improve indoor air quality.
According to
QuadMed's Ann Merkow, MD, who accepted the award, "Much of the
asthma treatment we do is to control the disease; prevent loss
of lung function; prevent hospitalization, intubation and
emergency room and urgent care visits; and to help our asthma
patients lead active, normal, productive lives. Good asthma
care costs money, but it is the right thing to do, which is
what QuadMed and Quad/Graphics are all about."
Read full
article. | |
 WISCONSIN
SEAL-A-SMILE PROGRAM
Another successful year
The 2007-08 Seal-A-Smile (SAS) program has completed
its seventh successful year. More than $190,000
were awarded to 21 programs statewide. These programs
held 200 different school-based and school-linked dental
sealant events throughout the year. This year, programs
screened 9,860 children and placed 6,254 sealants on
children, nearly 500 more sealants than last year. In
addition to sealant delivery, more than 14,000 children
received oral hygiene education either in classroom
presentations or chair side. Almost half (47.1 percent)
the children screened were found to have untreated decay
with 5.2 percent having urgent dental needs. Learn more.
View the 2008-09 SAS program
awardees. | | | |
