Kohl's Department Stores and Children's Hospital Colorado Continue Fight Against Shaken Baby Syndrome
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Doug Arnoldi and Mark Fleer from
Kohl’s, along with Dr. Sirotnak,
director of Children's Child Protection
Team, and Jim Shmerling, CEO of
Children's.
Kohl's Department Stores donated $355,947 to Children's Hospital Colorado on Oct. 21 to fund the Kohl's Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign launched in 2006 as a partnership between Kohl's, Children's Hospital Colorado, and The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. This comprehensive campaign includes the website www.calmacryingbaby.org, which contains resources to educate caregivers about infant crying and how to cope.
9NEWS has also teamed up with Children's Hospital Colorado for the "Give your Word" campaign, part of the larger SBS prevention effort. 9NEWS Anchor Cheryl Preheim joined others who spoke at the event, to help get the word out that this a preventable condition. The campaign encourages parents and caregivers to pledge never to shake a baby. Read more about the event.
Cheryl Preheim speaking at the
check presentation, along with
her daughter.
