children's Injuries LINKS |
The West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) is a low cost health care plan for children and teenagers of working families. http://www.wvchip.org/
TEAM is the West Virginia chapter for Prevent Child Abuse America. (www.preventchildabusewv.org) This initiative brings people together across the state interested in improving West Virginia's response to providing support to families so that children can grow up safe and healthy. http://www.teamwv.org/
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. http://www.safekids.org/
Brain Injury Association of West Virginia is a suport network for West Virginians suffering from head injuries. http://www.biausa.org/WVirginia/
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control maintains a web site with information about head injuries in children. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/tbi.htm
The Brain Injury Resource Foundation also provides this information. http://www.birf.info/home/library/pediatrics/ped_chiltrau.html
For information on specific injuries:
Back pack injuries: http://www.backpacksafe.com/topic.asp?pid=1
Bicycle Helmets: http://www.iihs.org/laws/state_laws/helmet_current.html
Car Seats: http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
School Buses: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/busseatbelt/index.html
Vaccine Injury: http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/torts/const/vicp/index.htm
Birth Defects: http://www.marchofdimes.com/
Lead Paint Poisoning: http://www.calpoison.org/public/lead.html
Child Sexual Abuse: http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Child+Sexual+Abuse
Child Abuse and Neglect: http://www.preventchildabuse.com/neglect.htm