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Prevention & Safety Resources for Professionals
1. Prevention and Safety
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American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
Provides information on car safety, Internet safety, seasonal safety, travel safety and other safety topics.
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: 847-434-4000
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Central New York EMS
http://www.cnyems.org/
Provides continuing education and information regarding CNY EMS policies and Department of Health policies and protocols.
CNY EMS, Inc.
Jefferson Tower
50 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, New York 13202
Phone: 315-701-5707
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Consumer Products Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Provides consumer safety information and ensures the safety of consumer products, such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-504-7923 (General Information)
Fax: 301-504-0124 and 301-504-0025
Consumer Hotline: 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270)
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First Candle
http://firstcandle.org/
Provides information on infant health and safety.
First Candle
Suite 210
1314 Bedford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone 410-653-8226 or 800-221-7437
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Golisano Children’s Hospital
http://upstate.edu/gch/
Offers health information and a complete a complete range of health services for children birth to 18 years of age.
Golisano Children’s Hospital
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone: 315-464-5540 or 877-464-5540 (Main hospital number)
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Maternal and Child Health Bureau
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
Provides resources and publications for the physical, psychological and social needs of the maternal and child health population.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Parklawn Building, Room 18-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-2170
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Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa/
The Health Resources and Services Administration provides this annual report, Child Health USA, on the health status and service needs of America’s children.
MCHIRC
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-842-2000
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://ncjrs.gov/
Provides justice and substance abuse information.
National Criminal Justice Reference Services (NCJRS)
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, Maryland 20849
Phone: 800-851-3420
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New York State Bureau of EMS
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/main.htm
Provides information and education regarding disaster preparedness as well as policies, laws and regulations regarding EMS.
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Central Office
Hedley Park Place
433 River Street
Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-402-0996
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New York State Department of State
Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
Swimming pool codes for NYS
http://publicecodes.citation.com/st/ny/st/b400v07/st_ny_st_b400v07_41_section.htm
Provides swimming pool rules and regulations for NYS.
NYS Department of State
Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12231
Phone: 518-474-4073
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New York State Division of State Police
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Publications/
Provides crime prevention and safety information.
NYS Police
Public Information Office
Building 22
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12226
Or specific Troop Headquarters site
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/contact_us/troop_information/
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New York State Safe Kids Coalition
http://safekidsnystate.org/
Provides education for adults and children about specific injury prevention techniques and emergency response as well as injury prevention/safety programs and initiatives.
Safe Kids New York State Coalition
Lead organization: North Shore-LIJ Health System
175 Community Drive
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516-465-2500
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Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/index.html
Provides information on obtaining bicycle helmets and car seats.
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/bsp.html (for bicycle helmets)
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/cssp.html (for car seats)
Onondaga County Health Department Traffic Safety Program
Onondaga County Health Department
421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 435-3280
Fax: 435-3613
Debbie Kogut, Public Health Educator (hldkogu@ongov.net)
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Safe Kids USA
http://www.usa.safekids.org/
Promotes fire safety, car safety and home safety to both adults and children.
Safe Kids USA
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
Phone: 202-662-0600
Fax: 202-393-2072
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Syracuse Fire Department
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/deptFire.asp
Provides information on fire safety and smoke detectors.
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/firePreventionFireExtinguishers.asp
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/firePreventionSmokeDetectors.asp
Syracuse Fire Department
607 Public Safety Building
511 S. State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315-473-5525 (Office)
Fire Prevention: 315-473-5525 ext. 500
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Traffic Safety Marketing
http://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/
Provides support, tools and resources regarding the latest news, materials and marketing techniques in highway traffic safety.
Traffic Safety Marketing
USDOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20950
Phone: 888-327-4236 (NHTSA Headquarters)
2. Child Abuse and Neglect
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Bivona Child Advocacy Center, Rochester, NY
http://bivonacac.org/
Provides information about child abuse.
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
275 Lake Avenue
Rochester, New York 14608
Phone: 585-935-7800 or 800-342-3720
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Child Abuse and Children with Disabilities
http://childabuse.tc.columbia.edu/
Focuses on interviewing strategies, resources and materials that are currently available regarding children with disabilities.
Produced by a grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to the New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center, a program of Safe Horizon, Inc.
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Child Abuse Evaluation and Treatment for Medical Providers
http://www.childabusemd.com/
Provides a comprehensive resource of child abuse information with tools and resources to diagnose and manage child and adolescent abuse victims.
CHAMP Program
UHCC 5th Floor
90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse NY 13202
Phone: 315-464-2047
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National Children’s Advocacy Center
http://nationalcac.org/
Provides training, prevention, intervention and treatment services to fight child abuse and neglect.
National Children’s Advocacy Center
210 Pratt Avenue
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Phone: 256-533-KIDS (5437)
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New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center
http://nyscarcc.org/
Promotes and enhances multidisciplinary responses to child sexual abuse, severe physical abuse and child fatality by working with multidisciplinary teams and Child Advocacy Centers throughout New York State.
New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center
320 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, New York 11217
Phone: 718-330-5455
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New York State Criminal Justice Services
Office of Sex Offender Management
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/
Provides information on the NYS Sex Offender Registry.
Sex Offender Registry at the Division of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Plaza
Albany, New York 12203
Phone: 518-457-3167 (Main number) and 800-262-3257 (For database searches)
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/
Provides information on various adult and children’s issues including domestic violence, adoptions, foster care, child abuse, childcare, protective services, community services and training.
NYS Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, New York 12144-2799
Phone: 518-473-7793
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The United Way Keeping Kids Safe Initiative
http://www.unitedway-cny.org/partners/kks/
The Keeping Kids Safe Resource Guide is designed to help families and community members recognize the signs of possible abuse and provides information about the resources available to support children and families.
United Way Of Central New York
P.O. Box 2129
Syracuse, NY 13220
Phone 315-428-2211
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Vera House
http://verahouse.org/
Provides information about domestic violence and sexual assault and offers support and comprehensive emergency sheltering services to women and men in crisis and their children.
Vera House
Administrative Offices
6181 Thompson Road
Suite 100
Syracuse, New York 13206
Phone: 315-425-0818
Domestic violence crisis and support line: 315-468-3260
Rape & sexual assault crisis and support line: 315-422-7273
3. Child Death Review Resources
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International Center on Child Death Review
http://ican-ncfr.org/
Clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information and resources related to child deaths. Provides training and technical assistance to child death review teams.
ICAN/NCFR and ICAN Associates
4024 North Durfee Avenue
El Monte, California 91732
Phone: 626-455-4585
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National Center for Child Death Review
http://childdeathreview.org/
Resource center for state and local Child Death Review programs. Promotes, supports and enhances child death review methodology activities at state, community and national levels.
National Center for Child Death Review
C/o Michigan Public Health Institute
2440 Woodlake Circle, Suite 150
Okimos, MI 48864
Phone: 800-656-2434
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New York State District Attorneys Association
http://www.nysdaa.org/
Provides information regarding legislation, testimonies, trainings, and a roster of District Attorneys.
Directory of Officers
http://www.nysdaa.org/detail.cfm?page=193&CFID=2657391&CFTOKEN=83778169
Updated September 28, 2009
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