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This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama precisely described the mission of Safe Kids Worldwide and the cause that gives us passion. He said that we must protect "our most precious resource, our children," by "saving the world's children from preventable deaths."
We thank Congressman Jon Runyan (R-NJ) for guest authoring this blog. He represents the 3rd district of New Jersey and is a founder of the bipartisan Congressional Kids’ Safety Caucus. The father of three children, Jon, Jr., Alyssa and Isabella, Congressman Runyan played pro-football for 14 years, including the then Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers. Visit his website.
Safe Kids Director of Communications, Gary Karton, took to the streets of the National Mall in Washington, DC to ask people about their greatest sports memory as a kid. Watch the video, made possible by the support of Johnson & Johnson, to hear their fantastic stories.
Download a tip sheet with the hand signals to know for riding a bike.
Did you know learning CPR can triple the chance of survival for someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)? Yet, according to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency due to lack of education or training.
National CPR & AED Awareness week (June 1-7) is a perfect time to learn more about how to prevent sudden cardiac arrest and the steps you can take if someone around you needs help.
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is used to rescue a person suffering from cardiac arrest. It’s an important tool to have on hand during practices and games if a child is not responsive, not breathing and does not have a pulse.
Advice for new dads from a veteran (who is still learning)
At the beginning of every youth basketball season, all the coaches receive an e-mail from the league commissioner encouraging us to ask the parents to be respectful of the officials.
So before the first practice, I gather all the parents on the sideline and I ask them very nicely and politely to give the refs a break this year. At that point – and this happens every year – my wife, Dixie (who I love more than root beer milkshakes), yells, “You can’t tell us what to do.” And that’s the end of that.
For 25 years, the Bell and Safe Kids partnership had led in awareness, education and advocacy programs to promote the use of bike helmets for children.