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Childhood Injuries

 

Injury and violence are serious threats to the health and well-being of children and adolescents in the United States.  Children and adolescents are at high risk for many injuries that can lead to death or disability.

General Information

Childhood Injury
Provides links to information about the types of injury and violence that pose the greatest threat to American youth.

Includes:

Young Workers

Every year about 70 teens die from work injuries in the United States. About 77,000 get hurt badly enough that they go to a hospital emergency room.

Young Worker Safety and Health
Provides links to information for young workers, stories about injuries to young workers, additional research and reports, and links to other web sites.

Featured Item:

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers
Provides case reports and examples of risks young workers may face while on the job and recommendations for prevention.

 

Other CDC Resources

CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Includes links to publications on lead poisoning, other reports and recommendations, calendar of lead events, more...

NCEH Kids Page
Information for kids from the National Center for Environmental Health

Healthy Kids
Information for parents and communities

Infectious Disease Information: Childhood Diseases
Information from CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases

Healthy Schools - Healthy Youth
Information from CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

CDC health topic: Adolescents and Teens

 

 

 

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