BULLETIN FROM THE BRADSHAW INSTITUTE
Bradshaw Institute FY19 highlights The Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, part of Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Upstate, works to create healthy and safe communities, increase access to care for those experiencing vulnerabilities, provide evidence-based strategies to improve health literacy, and ultimately become a best practice leader. Our vision is to create optimal health for the children and families we serve. This past year has been a testament to that vision, as you can see from the highlights below in four focus areas.
Create healthier, safer communities. Our injury and abuse prevention teams provide child protection strategies and education to the community, parents, caregivers, first responders, health care providers, teachers, and students. FY19 highlights: • 1,000 car seat safety inspections • 3,800 users of Life Jacket Loaner board program • 78 portable cribs provided • 2,000 bicycle helmets fitted • 204 inpatient safe sleep consultations • 1,731 safety patrols trained • 30 local, regional and statewide trainings
To learn more, go to ghschildrens.org/programs/bradshaw-institute-community-child-health-advocacy. 16
