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Angela MickalideDirector of Research and Programs
Angela Mickalide, Ph.D., MCHES is the Director of Research and Programs for Safe Kids Worldwide. She oversees home safety programming, Safe Kids Worldwide coalition and chapter efforts, and global research in all unintentional childhood injury risk areas. For the past six years at the Home Safety Council, Dr. Mickalide was responsible for leading the development and execution of all injury prevention outreach initiatives, educational campaigns and community volunteer programs. An active member of the public health and injury prevention community, Dr. Mickalide has published 80 articles, book chapters and research reports, as well as delivered numerous keynote presentations and print and broadcast media interviews. She also serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion Practice. Dr. Mickalide graduated as a Scholar in the Public Health Education Leadership Institute (PHELI). Throughout her career, Dr. Mickalide has received numerous honors including the Early Career Award from the American Public Health Association's Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, a Health Service Commendation for exemplary performance as Staff Coordinator of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and a Champion of SAFE KIDS Award. She also received the Sarah Mazelis Award for outstanding public health education practice from the American Public Health Association's Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section. Dr. Mickalide was awarded the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Trophy for her contributions as the Trustee for Publications and Communications by the organization's president. Dr. Mickalide graduated summa cum laude from Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 1979. She earned her PhD degree in 1985 at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in public health, psychology, and health education. Dr. Mickalide is also a master certified health education specialist (MCHES). Blog: New Information on Liquid Acetaminophen DosagesPosted by: Angela Mickalide at Jan 06, 2012 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education
Blog: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- A Hidden Hazard in Your HomePosted by: Angela Mickalide at Dec 29, 2011 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education
Blog: Home Safety > Stay Warm Safely this WinterPosted by: Angela Mickalide at Dec 01, 2011 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Safety Tips  Whether you curl up in front of the fireplace or turn on a space heater to stay warm this winter, be sure to follow the safety and maintenance instructions for all home heating appliances.This will help to prevent fires, burns and carbon monoxide poisoning.
You Can Prevent Accidental Poisonings to ChildrenPosted by: Angela Mickalide at Mar 20, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education, Parents, Safety Tips
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When one of my friends has a sick child, I always urge her to carefully read the instructions on the medication packaging. Now that the Food and Drug Administration has announced that a wider variety of concentrations of liquid acetaminophen is available, this is even more critical. 
During a mid-1990s Safe Kids leadership conference, every staff member received a free, new safety device to keep their families safer at home -- a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. In a matter of a few months, five reported that the alarm had sounded due to the presence of this invisible and odorless gas in their own homes. 
As a diligent Safe Kids staff member and devoted mother, I never thought I would need to call our local poison control center. Yet when our daughter Anna was about three years old, I mistakenly gave her a fourth dose of acetaminophen to combat an illness.
