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2023
August
09,
2023
| 10:05 AM America/Chicago
Cook Children’s and the Aim for Safety program supported a proclamation Tuesday evening at Fort Worth City Council that designated August as “Gun Safety Awareness Month.” This proclamation, set forth by councilwoman Jeanette Martinez of District 11, ...
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May
18,
2023
| 11:10 AM America/Chicago
The Center for Community Health led by Cook Children's joins many community events for parents and families to share safety and parenting information. The Center for Community Health provides education and resources to reduce injuries and share great...
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February
01,
2023
| 11:14 AM America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerKaitlin Bates and her three young sons heard a loud pop while walking on a nature trail one day last summer. At first, Kaitlin thought their stroller ran over something, maybe a snake. Then her 18-month-old son Jace started screaming. K...
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2022
September
27,
2022
| 11:23 AM America/Chicago
Listen to Episode 26 of the Raising Joy podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. The podcast is part of the JOY Campaign, which launched in April 2021 as a suicide prevention communication initiative, and aims to reach parents through ...
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June
03,
2022
| 13:55 PM America/Chicago
Friday, June 3 marks Gun Violence Awareness Day, also known as the Wear Orange Day to honor survivors and victims of gun violence.Cook Children’s Health Care System has treated 16 non-fatal firearm-related injuries so far from January through April o...
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May
27,
2022
| 10:05 AM America/Chicago
People Magazine featured Cook Children's Daniel Guzman, M.D., in a story following the Uvalde school shooting about how how young children who survived will move forward.Dr. Guzman, pediatric emergency medicine physician and Medical Director of the A...
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2019
September
19,
2019
| 14:46 PM America/Chicago
Cook Children’s is looking for parents of children ages 4-12 years old to participate in a gun safety research project.  The study takes place on the Cook Children's main campus in Fort Worth, Texas, and participants must be willing to attend the ...
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February
25,
2019
| 15:39 PM America/Chicago
Once again a local shooting of a small child is in the news and under investigation by authorities. NBC 5 reports that a toddler was shot in the head at a Fort Worth home last week. Police said the child’s mother and father were at the house and t...
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January
28,
2019
| 13:31 PM America/Chicago
Daniel Guzman, M.D., will never forget the spring break of 2017 when he and the rest of the Cook Children’s Emergency Department saw 5 unintentional gun injuries. “That week highlighted my concern for gun awareness and safety,” Dr. Guzman said. “I...
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