March 1, 2014
- WHAT:The
Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) Hard Hats for Little Heads program
will give away more than 1,500 bicycle helmets in March — which is
designated as Brain Injury Awareness Month — to protect children from head
injuries and encourage fitness. This year marks the 20th birthday of Hard
Hats for Little Heads. In that time, TMA’s Family of Medicine has given more
than 170,000 helmets to Texas children.
- WHEN: March 8-30, 2014
- WHERE:
Communities statewide, including yours (See schedule below.)
- WHO:
TMA physicians, medical students, TMA Alliance members (volunteers who are
TMA physicians and TMA members’ spouses), and county medical societies
Texas physicians urge Texas children
to be active but want them to stay safe. Wearing a bicycle helmet, and wearing
it correctly, is a simple way to prevent injury. Head injury is the most common
cause of death and serious disability from bike crashes.
Throughout March, TMA physicians and
other volunteers will give Texas children free bicycle helmets at giveaway
events across the state. Parents and children will learn about the importance
of wearing a helmet, especially one that fits properly.
TMA physicians encourage children to
wear the correct helmet for every wheeled sport, including biking,
skateboarding, inline skating, and when riding a scooter. Doctors encourage
children to ride their bikes as often as possible to stay fit and healthy.
Below is a schedule of TMA’s Hard
Hats for Little Heads events across the state. Look for one in your community.
TMA’s
Hard Hats for Little Heads Schedule: March 2014
Date
|
Event
|
Local Helmet Giveaway
Sponsor
|
Location and Time
|
3/8
|
International Women's
Day for Mothers and Daughters
|
Health Center of
Southeast Texas
|
539 Main St., Liberty;
10 am-1 pm
|
3/8
|
4th Annual SUNS Health
Fair
|
Texas Tech University
Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TMA Student Chapter
|
TTUHSC Kenworthy
Clinic, Northeast 9849 Kenworthy St.,
El Paso; 9 am-Noon
|
3/18
|
North Division Bike
Safety Rodeo (school event only, not open to the public)
|
Tarrant CMS Alliance
|
Trinity Springs Middle
School, 3550 Keller Hicks Rd., Fort Worth, 5-8 pm
|
3/19
|
North Division Bike
Safety Rodeo (school event only, not open to the public)
|
Tarrant CMS Alliance
|
Prairie Vista Middle
School, 8000 Comanche Springs Dr., Fort Worth, 4-7 pm
|
3/20
|
North Division Bike
Safety Rodeo (school event only, not open to the public)
|
Tarrant CMS Alliance
|
Truett Wilson Middle
School, 14250 Sendera Ranch Blvd., Haslet, 5:30-7:30 pm
|
3/22
|
12th Annual Children’s
Health Festival
|
Williamson CMS
Alliance and St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center
|
Dell Diamond United Heritage Center, 3400 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock; 10 am-2 pm
|
3/22
|
City of Fort Worth
Earth Party 2014
|
Tarrant CMS Alliance
|
Sundance Square Plaza,
201 Main St. #700, Fort Worth,
11 am-2 pm
|
3/22
|
Castleberry Cares
Health and Community Resource Fair
|
Tarrant CMS Alliance
|
AV Cato Elementary,
4501 Barbara Rd, Fort Worth, 9 am-2 pm (or until helmets run out)
|
3/25
|
Brain Minders Puppet
Show (school event only, not open to the public)
|
Alpine Pilot Club
|
Alpine Elementary
School, 200 W. Avenue A, Alpine;
1:15 pm
|
3/27
|
Bike Helmet Giveaway
|
Alice Pediatrics and
Erik Nisimblat, MD
|
St. Elizabeth's
School, 603 E. Fifth St., Alice;
All day during PE classes
|
3/30
|
Síclovía
|
Bexar CMS Alliance,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio medical
students, City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability, Melissa Benavides, MD
|
South St. Mary’s
Street and East Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, San Antonio,
11 am-4 pm
|
TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads is
made possible through a grant from the association’s philanthropic arm, the TMA
Foundation, thanks to top donors — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas,
Prudential, and two anonymous foundations — and gifts from physicians and their
families, and friends of medicine.
TMA is the largest state medical
society in the nation, representing more than 47,000 physician and medical
student members. It is located in Austin and has 112 component county medical
societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the
health of all Texans.
Contact: Pam Udall
phone: (512) 370-1382
cell: (512) 413-6807
Brent Annear
phone: (512) 370-1381
cell: (512) 656-7320
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