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Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week — May 21-27
MMWR (May 18)

Click It or Ticket Campaign — May 21-June 3
MMWR (May 18)

Promotion of Healthy Swimming After a Statewide Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Associated with Recreational Water Venues — Utah, 2008-2009
MMWR (May 18)

Drowning — United States, 2005-2009
MMWR (May 18)

Helmet Replacement and Education Partnership Launches
CDC (May 16)

Reported Increase in Older Adult Fall Deaths Due to Improved Coding
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy (May 15)

New Research Shows 1 in 8 Teens Misuse Prescription Painkillers
MSNBC (May 8)

Senate Inquiry Into Painkiller Makers’ Ties
The New York Times (May 8)

Emergency Room Doctors Face Quandary on Painkillers
The New York Times (April 30)

WISQARS™ Module Enhancements to Cost of Injury Reports
CDC (April 25)

One in Three Households Misreports Smoke Alarm Coverage
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy (April 25)

Latest Recalls and Safety Information
Consumers Union