Smith Child Health Research Program
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Programs internal to the Smith Child Health Research Program are the following:
Center on Obesity Management and Prevention (COMP)
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
Child Health Data Lab (CHDL)
Injury Prevention and Research Center (IPRC)
Molecular Epidemiology and Bioinformatics (MEPI)
Pediatric Practice Research Group (PPRG)
Food Allergy
Strengthening Chicago's Youth (SCY)
08/03/2015
The Smith Child Health Research Program's latest newsletter is now available. http://conta.cc/1JB8DZP
News from the Smith Child Health Research Program SCY's new blog format makes it easier for followers to interact with SCY and other forms of social media. Check out recent blogs on resiliency, restorative practice, and the juvenile justice system.
04/29/2014
Dr. Cynthia LaBella recently released a report through the American Academy of Pediatrics analyzing the causes and effects of ACL injuries in girls. The report states that girls have up to six times more ACL injuries than boys in similar sports, and are more likely to have surgery than boys. ( http://goo.gl/H9EbXZ) Luckily, Dr. LaBella's team provides training programs for girls and their coaches so they can learn to avoid ACL injuries. Learn more: http://goo.gl/pdlEs3
04/23/2014
SCHR Co-Director Dr. Karen Sheehan has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR). SAVIR is a professional organization that provides leadership and fosters excellence in the science of preventing and treating injury and violence. Read more here . . .
http://www.savirweb.org/?page=About_Us
About Us - Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) � A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury research (SAVIR) is a professional organization that provides leadership and fosters excellence in the science of violence and injury prevention and care.
04/08/2014
Dr. Karen Sheehan on Sustained Investment in Children and Youth Today marks the beginning of National Youth Violence Prevention Week 2014! SCY would like to extend a tremendous thank you to Dr. Karen Sheehan for kicking off our week of guest blog posts...
04/08/2014
There’s no shortcut to raising a healthy child. It takes a sustained investment from the community. http://goo.gl/XlRpWl
03/30/2014
Our very own Dr. Karen Sheehan :)
Happy Doctors' Day! Thank you to all of our physicians who do great work every day. Have a message or photo of your doctor that you'd like to share? Add it below!
03/20/2014
Last year, the Illinois Poison Center received 80,000 calls, and about half of them involved children age 5 and younger. Here are some things you can do to prevent it from happening in your home: http://goo.gl/0PfvNm
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