Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. Sources of carbon monoxide in the home include heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel, like a gas stove or fireplace.

Each year, thousands of people are treated at hospital emergency rooms for CO poisoning; unfortunately hundreds of people die (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Consumer Product Safety Commission).

It only takes a few minutes to save a life. In today’s world of technology and multi-tasking, it is easy to lose track of time or make a costly mistake. Even on a cool day, a vehicle can reach dangerous temperatures quickly. In only 10 minutes the inside of a car can climb 20 degrees even with the windows cracked.

Button Batteries

Small, coin-sized batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From the flashlight sitting on the table, to the remote control next to the TV, "button batteries" as they are commonly referred to, are in thousands of products used in and around the home. Young children and senior adults are unintentionally swallowing the button batteries and in some cases, the consequences are immediate and devastating.

Bullying is unwanted often aggressive behaviors, in which someone intentionally and potentially repeatedly causes another person physical or emotional harm. Bullying takes on many forms and can happen to individuals of all ages. As stated by President Obama “being bullied is not just a rite of passage or part of growing up.”

Common examples of bullying include being:

Ensure Proper Bike Fit and Always Wear a Properly Fitting Helmet

Bring your child when shopping for a bicycle to make sure it's the right size for the child — not one they'll have to "grow into." The child’s feet should be able to touch the ground when sitting on the seat. Before using your bicycle, always make sure it's ready to ride by inspecting all parts are secure and working properly.

Backpacks are wonderful ways to carry our school supplies. But, as helpful as they might be, they can strain muscles and joints and cause back pain if they’re too heavy or are used incorrectly.

Heavy backpacks can affect a child’s body in many ways. The spine is made of 33 bones called vertebrae. These vertebrae have discs that help absorb the shock to our bodies as we walk and move. The strongest muscles in the body — the back and the abdominal muscles — support the pack.

About 100 children in the United States are killed every year while walking to or from school; another 25,000 children are injured as a result of school zone accidents. 1 in 5 children killed in traffic crashes are pedestrians.

In 2010, more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States and another 70,000 were injured. This means every 2 hours someone is killed because they were hit by a car. Every 8 minutes someone is injured.