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| New "Good Practice Guide" Case studies
5 new case studies related to passenger safety, pedestrian safety and home safety have now been published in an Addendum to the Good Practice Guide. The expert review was a collaborative project between ECSA, WHO Office for Europe, and EuroSafe. The Good Practice Guide, originally published as part of the CSAP project, has become an invaluable reference for public health professionals and policy makers seeking evidence-based effective measures for child safety. The new case studies examined are creative interventions from Scotland, Portugal and Israel which have been successfully implemented and evaluated. (more)
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| Summer warning: Never leave your child in a car!
New Fact sheet available
Most parents do not know that in temperatures as low as 22 degrees Celsius and in as little as 20 minutes, children are at risk of heat stroke when left in a vehicle. Temperatures inside a parked vehicle, even with the windows left open, rise extremely quickly. Sadly there are many fatal cases each summer. (more)
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| European Child Safety Alliance (ECSA) Spring meeting Steering Group
The biannual European Child Safety Alliance Spring Steering Committee meeting was hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Health on June 17, 2010 with participants from more than 20 countries. (more) |
| European Child Safety Alliance (ECSA) participate in drowning and rescue simulation
On June 18, The Spanish Association for Accident Victims (Asociacion Estatal de Victim de Accidentes) and Summa 112 emergency services held a drowning and rescue simulation in Madrid in order to call attention to the long standing problem of pool drownings in Spain, and to advocate for the adoption of good practices such as pool fencing. (more)
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| Joanne Vincenten awarded Social Responsibility Medal
May 25, 2010 — ASQ (American Society for Quality) presented the first Spencer Hutchens Jr. Medal for Social Responsibility to Joanne Vincenten during its annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis, Mo., May 23. (more)
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| European Child Safety Alliance (ECSA) Awarded Scholarship
The European Child Safety Alliance has been awarded a scholarship for 20,000 pounds, by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to develop child injury prevention impact statements based on quantitative evidence. (more)
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| Child Safety highlighted at the 5th Ministerial Conference on Children’s Environment and Health
Fifty three Member States of the WHO Euro Region and almost 1000 participants gathered in Parma Italy March 10 to12 to work towards an improved environment for children’s health. As part of this agenda the leading cause of child death, burden and inequity - injury - was included. The European Child Safety Alliance was an official delegate to the meeting and participated in a number of discussions and actions. (more) |
In partnership with the European Commission, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Consumer Safety Institute and Johnson & Johnson - Europe, Middle East and Africa...
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