The third Sunday in November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. More than 1 million people worldwide die annually in traffic crashes. How can we reduce this? By practicing safe driving behaviors and supporting traffic safety education! FEVR (European Federation of Road Traffic Victims), the founder of World Remembrance Day, has set a worldwide target to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries by 50% in 2020. What are the major causes of road crashes leading … [Read more...] about World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Observing Brain Injury Awareness Month in March
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and through our ThinkFirst Navajo program, we have continued teaching Navajo youth how to prevent catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries. More than 2.5 million children and adults sustain traumatic brain injuries in the United States each year, and the rate is even higher among young Native Americans. Many of these injuries are preventable. In New Mexico, where Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is incorporated and people from more … [Read more...] about Observing Brain Injury Awareness Month in March
ThinkFirst Navajo Program gets new leadership, prepares to expand
Children on the Navajo Nation are in safer hands following the appointment of Jodee Dennison as director of ThinkFirst Navajo, a chapter of the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation. Dennison, who holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, joins ThinkFirst Navajo as the program prepares to expand. Dennison brings to the table 21 years of experience in injury prevention with the Indian Health Service and she retired in 2013 … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo Program gets new leadership, prepares to expand
