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What's New

Two National Safety Council free flyers on prevention of hot car deaths and unintentional backovers are available in English and Spanish.

Acute computer-related injuries treated in U.S. Emergency Departments, 1994–2006: The rate of acute injuries caused by computers is on the rise.

Surgeon General's call to action to promote healthy homes outlines the steps to make American homes free of hazards.

Child Restraint Use in 2008—Overall Results: New Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

FIREWORKS! A National Fire Protection Association Report.

Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award. Oct. 24 in Orlando, FL: If you know someone deserving of this award, submit a nomination. The deadline is July 31, 2009.

The CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Solicits Research Applications: Adaptations of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs to Engage Fathers in Child Maltreatment Prevention

Spotlight on the States

Involving Fathers in Hawaii.
May, 2009
Hawaii’s Hui Makuakane Father Support Program was an innovative effort in which Father Facilitators provided home-based support services—with an emphasis on father-child involvement—to families with young children.

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