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In 2002, Pennsylvania passed ACT 2002-176 The Shaken Baby Syndrome Education Act.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and The Pennsylvania Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
and Awareness Program at The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
work hand in hand to assist hospitals with compliance to this mandate by sharing
the following common goals:
- To
educate every parent upon the birth of every child about Shaken Baby
Syndrome prevention;
- To
confirm receipt of the education through the use of commitment statements
that parents are asked to voluntarily sign; and
- To
demonstrate a reduction in the incidence of Shaken Baby Syndrome throughout
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention and Awareness Program was
initiated at The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center under the direction of
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Mark Dias, M.D. We have
been providing shaken baby syndrome educational materials including brochures,
"Portrait of
Promise” videos, posters, and commitment statements free of charge as well
as training obstetric, nursery,
NICU, and PICU nurses at birthing and children's hospitals throughout
Pennsylvania since May 2002. This program replicates the Upstate New York
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program, which
has shown a reduction in the incidence of SBS by 50%! In Pennsylvania, over 60 babies
each year are the victims of shaking episodes. We can change that!
If all Pennsylvania
hospitals partner together we can save the
lives of MANY babies statewide!
The Pennsylvania Department of Health supports the work of the The
Pennsylvania Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention and Awareness Program and
encourages all Pennsylvania hospitals to work together in this statewide prevention effort!
They strongly support the sharing of information with Dr. Dias and his Nurse
Coordinators about the number of
families participating in each hospital's program.
We offer
continuing education credits and free on-site training to assist hospitals in making their program a success!
Please contact the Pennsylvania Nurse Coordinators Carroll Rottmund, RN,
Kelly Cappos, RN, or Marie Killian, RN to schedule an in-service for your staff or if you have any questions.
Contact via website www.pasbs.com, or
phone: (717) 531-7498.
Thank you!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Vendor Information
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Parent Commitment Statement
Standard Register
440 Lawrence Bell Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
Phone: (800) 442-6819 x
230
jane.hoffman@standardregister.com “Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome”
Educational Brochures
American Academy of Pediatrics
37925 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678
Phone: (888) 227-1770 x 7091 "Welcome to the World of Parenting" Crying
Cards
Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of
Pediatrics
Teresa Olsen, M.Ed.
Director Child Abuse Education Program
Rose Tree Corporate Center
1400 North Providence Road Suite 3007
Media, PA 19063
tolsen@paaap.org “Portrait of Promise: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome”
The Child Abuse Project
Jane Swenson, CNP
Midwest Children’s Resource Center
Suite 401, Garden View Building
347 No. Smith Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: (651) 220-6750
jane.swenson@childrenshc.org "My baby keeps
on crying...I just want the crying to stop"
Brochures
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Kimberly Early
7th floor Health & Welfare Building
7th & Forester Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 772-2762
kiearly@state.pa.us
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