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‘Peds to Parents’ – How to keep kids safe this summer

Rebecca Cerio — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:43 +0000

Richard Cantor, MD, director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Upstate Medical University, rolls out a new segment on HealthLink On Air called ‘Peds to Parents’. Pediatric professionals from the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital will share topics of interest to parents and caregivers. In this segment, Dr. Cantor focuses on how to keep children safe and out of the emergency department as the weather warms, including the usual hazards such as lawn mowers, chemicals and pesticides, bikes, skateboards, and pools. Read Peds to Parents, a blog from pediatricians at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital to parents. Safe Kids Upstate NY

Infant mortality in the black community

Rebecca Cerio — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:59:02 +0000

Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH, commissioner of health for Onondaga County, joins us to talk about infant mortality in the black community, and what Onondaga County is doing to address the needs of women and children. Onondaga County’s Syracuse Healthy Start Program offers services for infants, children, new moms and families. For more resources and information visit onhealthyfamilies.com.

Upstate trauma surgeon seeks to reduce violence in our community

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:18:39 +0000

Upstate trauma surgeon Dr. Fahd Ali too often sees the results of violence in our community. He suggests that those violent behaviors are just a symptom of the underlying problems that face our society today, including mental health issues and video games and movies that desensitize and glamorize violence. Dr. Ali has established a program within the correctional system that works to educate youthful offenders before it’s too late to turn their lives around.

The dangers of magnetic ingestion

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:29:15 +0000

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Manoochehr Karjoo talks about one of the most dangerous items that young children ingest - small magnets commonly found in so many children’s toys.

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Child safety offerings at Upstate’s Fall Festival and Health Fair

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:10:26 +0000

Upstate pediatric neurosurgeon Zulma Tovar-Spinoza is joined by Amanda Griffin from the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and Rose Walsh from Child Care Solutions, to talk about child safety. Free bike helmets and car seat safety checks will be available at the Fall Festival and Health Fair at Upstate University Hospital’s Community campus on Sept. 29. The event will feature free child safety helmets, car seat safety checks, safe kids ID cards, food and entertainment. Read more about Safe Kids Upstate NY.

4/29/12 McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:27:11 +0000

Pediatrician Ann Botash and child advocate Julie Cecile discuss the various forms of child abuse – neglect, physical, emotional and sexual, and tell us how to recognize the symptoms.

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McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center

To Report Suspected Child Abuse:
If a child is in immediate danger, Call 911
Onondaga County Hotline: 315-422-9701
New York State Hotline: 800-342-3720

3/25/12 Lead poisoning in children

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:39 +0000

Pediatrician Howard Weinberger, Medical Director of the Central/Eastern NY State Regional Lead Poisoning Resource Center at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, discusses the problem of lead poisoning in children.

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The Central/Eastern New York Lead Poisoning Resource Center at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital

8/28/11 Bike Helmet Safety

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:29:49 +0000

Pediatric neurosurgeon Zulma Tovar-Spinoza discusses bike helmet safety and how to get one free of charge at the New York State Fair on September 3rd.