The other day, I was walking in a crowded street near a subway station in Tokyo with my 7 year old son. He was so curious that he frequently stopped to look at something before running to catch up me. Predictably, he ran into a man who was walking and holding a lit cigarette which fell after their collision. I feared that the lit cigarette might hit my son in his face or eye. However, he did not sustain any injury because the cigarette only touched his hair.

In-street smoking while walking is becoming prevalent as most public places, including stations, workplaces, and schools, have become non-smoking zones. Smokers, prohibited from smoking in trains and stations, light cigarettes once they get to the street. They are usually holding cigarettes at their chest or waist levels, equivalent to the face level of children or people in wheelchairs.

--S Nakahara ...

(Please be aware that I took the photo from a poster somewhere in Tokyo. I can't remember if it was a campaign material by non-profit organization or by a private company).

Prevent Tendinitis and Trigger Finger, relieve tension and increase blood circulation in the hands.

Prevent Tendinitis in the elbow and forearm, relieve tension and increase blood circulation.

Strengthen vocal folds and relax facial muscles.

Prevent Tendinitis and Trigger Finger, relieve tension and increase blood circulation in the hands.

Relaxes your neck and shoulder muscles.

Yoga has been hailed as a health cure-all, but that doesn’t mean it can’t also cause harm. Learn how to prevent yoga’s most common injuries.

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Illustration by Bob Al-Greene

Prevent Tendinitis in the elbow and forearm, relieve tension and increase blood circulation.

asian immigrant women workers learn injury prevention through exercises and ergonomic chairs

Prevent Tendinitis in the elbow and forearm, relieve tension and increase blood circulation.

To ease shoulder tension, alleviate shoulder pain and loosen up the shoulder muscles.

Prevent Tendinitis in the elbow and upper arm, relieve tension and increase blood circulation.

Graphics from safe sleep toolkit from Prevent Child Injury www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/safe-sleep

Graphics from safe sleep toolkit from Prevent Child Injury www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/safe-sleep

Teens are the second most at-risk age group for drowning. Talk to your teen about how to make safe and smart decisions when swimming in open water. Learn more: www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/open-water-safety

'Doc' performs back-stretching techniques on patient.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – 1st Lt. Michael Lohse, a physical therapist and the officer in charge of the Physical Therapy clinic at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, helps a patient perform stretches to relieve lower back pain Jan. 13, 2011. Lohse, a native of Ettrick, Wis., assigned to 256th Combat Support Hospital, an Army Reserve unit based out of Twinsburg, Ohio, discussed core strength exercises with the Soldier as a way to alleviate lower back pain. The 2565h CSH assumed the mission, Dec. 24, 2010, to provide medical services for Soldiers of U.S. Division-North deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

Students enjoying a performance at a kickoff ceremony for phase 3 of our public awareness campaign held at Le Van Tam primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on September 5, 2013.

"Children also need a helmet" is a national public awareness campaign that began in 2011. The goal of the campaign is to improve the rate of helmet use among children, correct parents’ misconceptions about helmet use among children, and increase awareness around road safety issues to reduce the number of traffic crash injuries and fatalities.

Representatives from 24 districts, education and training departments, five elementary schools in five target districts including Tan Phu, Binh Tan, Hoc Mon and Go Vap, and students, teachers, and parents of Le Van Tam primary School attended the ceremony.

For more information, visit www.asiainjury.org.

Before and after. Ben H.

Teens are more likely than younger children to be killed by a vehicle, but many teens do not hear about walking safety from their parents. To address this problem, Prevent Child Injury has created new resources and curated existing resources for a toolkit on the importance of talking to teens about walking and crossing the street safely. These images are made available as part of that toolkit. The full toolkit is available here: www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits/teen-ped-safety

Prevent Child Injury is a national coalition of injury researchers, public health professionals, child safety advocates, and others who care about kids. The coalition works to provide clear, concise messaging about child injury topics for parents and the public.