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Committed to the Attainment of Optimal Physical, Mental and Social Health and Well-Being for All Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults of Rhode Island
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Some take home messages for use in teaching ourselves, patients, and families:
Television (general):
Violence and the Media:
Sex and the Media:
Drugs, Tobacco and the Media:
What Can We Do???:
Media History Taking:*
* Abstracted from:
Strasburger, V.C., Adolescents, drugs, and the media. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 4, No.2, June 1993, pp. 391-415.
Strasburger, V.C., "Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll," and the media- Are the media responsible for adolescent behavior? Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol.8, No. 3, October 1997, pp. 1-12.
From the AAP:
School Violence
Use the following speaking points to respond to questions from reporters,
editors and producers on the issue of violence and schools.
Question: Gun violence seems like it's an epidemic. What can we do to prevent it?
Answers:
In the past year, we've seen violence raised to new levels. These tragic incidents point out that violence is a major public health issue in our society, in our schools and in our families.
Incidents, such as those in Littleton, CO, Jonesboro, Arkansas and Springfield, Oregon tell us that gun violence is a community problem. From pediatricians to law enforcement agencies to parents, everyone needs to pull together to protect our children.
The school environment must be safe, and children at risk of perpetrating violence must receive necessary services from pediatricians, from the schools and counseling agencies.
Question: What role does the media play in all these violent school incidents?
Answers:
Violence permeates every aspect of our children's lives, from the influence of the media to the dangers they face from guns in schools.
Children need to know that violence on TV, in the movies and in video games is not real. In real life, children have alternatives when dealing with conflict and anger.
Schools need to consider media literacy programs to educate children as part of the school health curriculum.
Parents need to know what their children are watching. They also should discuss what children see in the media and limit their children's exposure to the media. The AAP recommends that parents should limit children's TV viewing to one or two hours per day.
Question: How do children learn these violent behaviors?
Answers:
Gun violence is a symptom of a larger problem in our society. The real issue is how to raise an emotionally healthy child.
Children are learning to use violence to deal with anger and conflict by observing it through the media, in their communities and in their homes.
Schools have the obligation to teach children how to deal with anger and conflict. Media literacy and conflict management should be part of any health education curriculum.
Question: How do we identify those children who are prone to gun violence or violent incidents?
Answers:
Pediatricians and schools need to work together to identify children at risk. Once the children are identified, the schools need the resources to respond to these children's needs.
If services such as counseling are not available in the schools, then these services need to be readily accessible in the community.
We have seen the red flags that signal there is a problem with a child. Those who carry weapons to school or bully others are at risk. But also those who witness violence, those who are chronically victimized or those in isolation who lack a connection with peer groups. Absenteeism in school, threats of violence, and drug or alcohol abuse are
also red flags.
Kids can't get lost in the system. The response to identified risk behaviors, such as weapon carrying and threats of violence, need to be swift, firm and comprehensive.
Question: What is the American Academy of Pediatrics doing about this problem?
Answers:
Pediatricians should support the schools in the formation of a crisis response team.
AAP members are experts in child behavior from birth through young adulthood and are committed to countering the growing epidemic of violence.
Question: What is the AAP position on guns and children?
Answers:
The AAP supports legislation for keeping guns out of the environment where children live and play.
The AAP also recommends that parents should limit children's TV viewing to one or two hours per day.
A Sailing Program for Hasbro Children's Patients
As many of you already know, the Pediatric Sail-Away Program provides and opportunity for children who receive care at Hasbro Children's Hospital to spend the day sailing in Newport. For many of these children, this is a much needed chance to remember that beyond their chronic disease, they are still lids at heart who just want to have fun.
Children sail with certified sailing instructors from Shake-a-Leg and are accompanied by volunteers, most of which are Hasbro staff. The boats are all handicapped-equipped. The children go sailing on Mondays in July and August. A donation of $50.00 sends a group of five children sailing for one afternoon. We would like to have enough funds to provide all of our patients the opportunity to participate in this program, if they wish to. Transportation, boats, and lunch are provided. Any donation is greatly appreciated!
Our program exists wholly because of generosity of committed individuals such as you. As our new season begins, we once again ask for your support in the continuing to make Pedi Sail-Away the success that it is.
You can mail a donation to:
Sail Away Program
c/o Donna Glittone
Multiphasic Building, Room 115
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
CATCH
Community Access To Childrens Health
Division of Community-Based Initiatives
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(800) 433-9016, ext 7632 or ext 4916
Apply for CATCH Planning Funds
Contact your RI CATCH Facilitators: Peter Simon, MD & Robert Burke, MD
CATCH Planning Funds grants are awarded each year on a competitive basis to pediatricians who want to plan a local community-based initiative to increase children’s access to health care .
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
All proposals are peer reviewed by the Chapter and/or District CATCH Facilitators. Applications must demonstrate the following prerequisites:
· the initiative will include only planning activities
· the initiative will be led by, facilitated by, or have the significant involvement of a pediatrician, or pediatric resident
· the initiative will increase children’s access to a medical home or to specific health services not otherwise available
· the initiative will include plans for broad-based community partnerships
Priority will be given to proposals that:
· promote medical homes for underserved children
· demonstrate collaboration with State Child Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) and/or state Medicaid programs
· represent new initiatives within the community
· are submitted by practicing community-based pediatricians or pediatric residents
· are submitted by applicants who have not previously received a CATCH Planning Funds grant
· provide medical homes for children with special health care needs
Planning activities may include needs assessments and community asset mapping, feasibility studies, community meetings, focus groups, and development of grant proposals.
To Apply
An application for funding must be submitted by the pediatrician who is initiating and coordinating the proposed CATCH planning project. The application form and guidelines are available from the CATCH Program. Online applications are available on the AAP Web site at www.aap.org/visit/catchgrants.htm. To be considered for funding, the application must be submitted/postmarked no later than Friday, July 26, 2002.
To request an application form and/or technical assistance, please contact the CATCH Program office at:
CATCH Planning Funds
Division of Community-based Initiatives
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
800/433-9016, ext 7632
E-mail: catch@aap.org
Recent CATCH Grant Awards!
Congratulations to our Outstanding Residents' Advocacy Initiatives!
October 2000: CATCH Visiting Professorship
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD; $1,000
January 2000: Pediatric Resident Advocacy Network
Shelley Miyamoto, MD; $2,500
January 2001: Community Youth Health and Leadership Initiative
Giselle Sholler, MD; $4,350
January 2001: Adolescent Parents' Transition of Care
Suzanne Mclaughlin, MD, $1,560
Tar Wars Slide Show
for Teaching 5th Graders About the Hazards of Smoking
Thanks to Dr. Keivan Ettefagh of Newport, RI, a wonderful 48-slide PowerPoint presentation is available in its entirety for personal, professional, family and student education!
Download the zip-version here (2.8 Mb)