S.Res.518 - A resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".

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4/21/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates the third week of April 2008 as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.Commends organizations that are: (1) working to incr

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4/21/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the third week of April 2008 as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.
Commends organizations that are:
(1) working to increase awareness of the danger of shaking young children;
(2) educating caregivers on protecting children from injuries caused by abusive shaking; and
(3) helping families cope with the challenges of child-rearing and other stresses.
Encourages people to remember the victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome and to participate in educational programs to help prevent it.


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11/15/08
It's time to start work on SBS Awareness Week 2009 (actually, it's ...

S. Res. 518 WHEREAS the month of April has been designated ``National Child Abuse Prevention Month'' as an annual tradition initiated in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter; WHEREAS the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System figures ...

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08/14/08
shaken baby syndrome

... because symptoms often not specific injury Vomiting, fever, irritability and lethargy symptoms many BIAA proud sign supporter National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution (S Res 518), which passed Senate Monday Resolution ...

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04/25/08
Brain Injury Legislative Update: New York Brain Injury Lawyer ...

And lastly, BIAA was proud to sign on as a supporter of the National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution (S. Res. 518), which passed the Senate on Monday. The Resolution, introduced by Senator Dodd (D-CT), dedicates this week ...

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