| Child Safety and Injury Prevention: Selected
Resources
Table
of Contents
Web
Sites
Related MCH Library Resources
Web Sites
- American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Information and resources for families and health professionals related to child
safety and injury prevention, including:
- Children’s Safety Network
Publications covering safety-related topics,
updates on developments in injury prevention,
current research findings from peer-reviewed
injury prevention literature, a monthly bulletin
on specific injury prevention topics, links
to selected resources.
- CDC
Injury Center
A-to-Z injury topics: publications, including
fact sheets; funding and research; data and
statistics; news and announcements.
- MedLine
Plus, Child Safety
Child safety publications, news updates, research
findings, statistics, links to related information
and organizations.
- National Safety Council
Fact sheets and other downloadable publications
covering various safety issues, including adolescent
driving, windows safety, falls in the home,
first aid, and poison prevention.
- National
Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A-to-Z online resources covering topics such
as depression, substance abuse, gangs, and after-school
programs.
- Safe
Kids Worldwide
Information related to unintentional childhood
injury, including safety tips, product recalls,
current initiatives, and public policy. Content
is organized by country (see SafeKids
USA).
- World Health Organization, Department of Injuries
and Prevention
News and electronic reports related to safety
issues around the globe. Provides access to SafetyLit,
an online source for recent research about injury
prevention.
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Authors: Beth DeFrancis Sun,
MCH Library; Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S.,
MCH Library
September 2007
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