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MEDIA ADVISORY
SAFETY TIPS HELP CHILDREN AVOID DOG BITES
August 16, 2005
| WHAT: | UC Davis Medical Center has treated 105 dog-bite victims since July of last year. Chief pediatric resident Stephanie Flaherty treated a few of those bite victims while training in the emergency department and has been teaching children how to avoid dog bites for the past two years. Flaherty is part of a unique UC Davis Children’s Hospital program--Community Physicians Together--which partners with community groups to improve the health of children. |
| WHO: | Stephanie Flaherty, a physician
and chief resident who treats children at UC Davis Children’s
Hospital, and her Siberian husky Nanook. Robert “R.J.” Colburn, Jr., a nine-year-old dog-bite victim who has since participated in Dr. Flaherty’s training. |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, August 17 |
| WHERE: | Tahoe
Park Across the street from Tahoe/Colonial Community Center 5959 8th Ave., Sacramento Directions: Take Stockton Boulevard south to Broadway, turn left on Broadway, turn right on 60th Street to 8th Ave. and Tahoe Park. |
| VISUALS: | Dr. Flaherty and her dog conducting a safety tips class with about 10 children. Dr. Flaherty can conduct interviews in English and Spanish. |
| BACKGROUND: | The UC Davis Health System program “Community Physicians Together” is based on the premise that solutions to children’s health issues rests with kids, their families, their communities and their pediatricians all working together. The program is committed to enhancing the well-being of neighborhoods in which pediatricians live and serve. |