Posts Categorized: Safety
February 11, 2019
Protecting Youth Athletes from Dental Injuries
When you think of sports injuries in kids, things like concussions, sprains and broken bones likely come to mind. But with one in three youth athletes affected, injuries to the teeth and mouth are also high on the list, explains Parvathi Pokala, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. With Children’s Dental Health…
Dental Health, Safety, Sports Medicine
dental health in kids, dental injuries in children, healthy teeth in kids, preventing dental injuries in children, sports and dental injuries, sports medicine, sports safety for kids
February 8, 2019
Bad Romance: Raising Awareness of Abuse in Teen Relationships
While most romantic relationships forged in teenage years don’t last forever, they can typically be looked back on for fond memories, lessons learned … or at least a good-natured eye roll. But the American Psychological Association (APA) reports that for more than 10 percent of high school students, young love includes physical, verbal or emotional…
Behavioral Health, Safety
mental health, recognizing dating abuse, strategies against abuse, teen dating violence, teen dating violence awareness, teen relationships
January 21, 2019
Drugs and Alcohol: Know the Facts
By the time they reach their junior year of high school, about 52 percent of kids in California have had an alcoholic drink at least once, while 43.5 percent, 40 percent, 22 percent and 6 percent have gotten high at least once using cold or cough medicine, marijuana, prescription pain medicine, and cocaine or amphetamines,…
Behavioral Health, Safety
behavioral health, drugs and alcohol, mental health, substance abuse, substance abuse treatment, substance use
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