M E D I A A D V I S O R Y
WHAT:
Love Me Never Shake Me Bibs to be Distributed Across the State of Ohio
Kiwanis Club of Columbus and Prevent Child Abuse Ohio of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Team Up to Spread Awareness of Shaken Baby Syndrome
WHEN:
Monday, September 22, 2008
Noon
WHERE:
The Athletic Club of Columbus
136 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), one of the most violent forms of child abuse, accounts for the majority of severe brain injuries in children under one year of age. To address this issue, the Kiwanis Club of Columbus and Prevent Child Abuse Ohio (PCAO) of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Childrens Hospital teamed up to develop and create a bib which reads, Love Me Never Shake Me, that will be sent home with parents of newborns as they leave their birthing hospital.
In attendance at the event will be Jon Fishpaw, father of Claire Fishpaw, the 9-year-old of which Senate Bill 144 related to SBS is named after.
Thanks to the financial contributions of Kiwanis Club members across the state of Ohio, more than 17,000 bibs along with printed material providing tips on how to console an inconsolable child will be distributed to birthing hospitals in 18 counties including Athens, Clermont, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Darke, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Logan, Marion, Medina, Morrow, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Washington and Wood.
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CONTACTS AT EVENT:
Pat Lyons
Prevent Child Abuse Ohio
(614) 560-3619
Kathleen Roberts
Kiwanis Club of Columbus
(614) 530-1950
Media Advisory: Love Me Never Shake Me Bibs to be Distributed Across the State of Ohio
September 22, 2008
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.