Following residency, Josh plans to spend some time working in an urgent care setting before pursuing fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology. His advocacy interests include immigrant/refugee rights, vaccine advocacy, youth mental/behavioral health, childhood injury prevention and secure pediatric research funding.
[00:01] Dr. Joshua Prudent Shares His Story With Us
- Welcome to the bonus episode of Pediatric Meltdown!
- Here’s why this episode is special
- I introduce and welcome Dr. Joshua Prudent
[02:09] Advocacy on Safe Storage of Firearms
- Joshua gives us a sneak peek about the Trainees for Child Injury Prevention (T4CIP)
- He talks about their advocacy on #saferstorage of firearms
- Is there a 100% safe option?
- How to give advice people who own firearms
- Joshua shares the mission of the Day of Action on safer storage of firearms
[12:51] Participating in the Day of Action
- How to participate in the Day of Action through our social media accounts
- The kinds of images that we can use for the Day of Action
- Attend T4CIP’s webinar on speaking up for child health
- What people should realize about firearm injuries on children
- The difference between young children and old children
[22:55] Closing Segment
- Final takeaways:
- 4.6 million children live in a home with a firearm, and every two hours and 48 minutes a child dies as a result of a firearm injury.
- The conversations are hard and the emotions run high. But we must be able to talk about keeping kids safe.
- While the safest home for a child is one without a gun, safer storage is the next best thing.
- Removing a firearm from the home needs to be a heart to heart conversation
Key Quotes:
“One of the big goals of this year’s campaign is to try to get more families, more community organizations involved in the Day of Action.” – Dr. Joshua Prudent
“Firearm safety has always been a big topic of interest for advocates, especially in the realm of childhood injury.” – Dr. Joshua Prudent
Email [email protected] to reach out to Joshua or check out https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/ to know more about his work.
- REGISTER to this webinar by the T4CIP on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 at 12-1 p.m. ET: Why Ask?: Speaking Up for Child Health
- USE the hashtag #SaferStorage to continue the conversation on Twitter at 2-3pm EST.
- SHARE your thoughts and messages all day in all your social media platforms #SaferStorage
- Join the conversation on Twitter @CIRPatNCH
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If you’d like to connect with me, you can find me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter or email me at [email protected]. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/
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