Cumberland Pediatric Foundation

Connecting the Pediatric Community since 1994

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Cord Blood Banking

The goal at the Cord Blood Center is to provide expectant mothers and families the most relevant and up-to-date information on the benefits of public umbilical cord blood. Donating cord blood is non-invasive and it can save the lives of children suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, and other cancers and blood-related disorders. 

In current treatments and clinical trials, cord blood cells adapt to the host’s body – more easily than any other type of cell – and repair damaged tissue. These cells speed up the body’s natural healing process, while also boosting the immune system. Cord blood cells have been used in treatment for over 20 years, and new therapies are always being discovered – in the past 8 years, the list of diseases treated with cord blood has doubled.

Now, almost half of pediatric treatments around the world involve cord blood stem cells.

Once these cells are collected, they can be transplanted into a patient’s body using an injection. They move through the patient’s bloodstream to the damaged area, which may the brain, heart or other vital organs. After they arrive, the cells adapt into the type of cell most needed by the body, and begin multiplying, which increases the patient’s healthy blood cell count.

To read more, please visit this link : Cord Blood Banking

The Surgical Outcomes Center for Kids (SOCKs) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

We are excited to announce our collaborative partnership with the newly formed Surgical Outcomes Center for Kids (SOCKs) at the MCJCHV.  This multi-disciplinary research collaborative was established to develop, enable, and enhance clinical outcomes research that can be utilized in clinical decision making.  Our hope is that our research findings will improve the care and overall health of the children diagnosed, treated and managed at MCJCHV…

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For more information please visit https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/socks/

Kids Get Arthritis Too

May is Arthritis Awareness Month!

The Arthritis Foundation has been fighting juvenile arthritis and supporting families for more than 60 years. Every year they invest more than $4.5 million in outreach and JA-specific research that advances treatments and will lead to a cure. They also make living with juvenile arthritis better through valuable information online and in print that reaches millions of people.

Check out their websites for more information:

Arthritis Foundation 

Juvenile Arthritis

National Autism Awareness Month

From the Autism Society:
(read original article here:  http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/) 

Nearly a quarter century ago, the Autism Society launched a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with ASD is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. This year we want to go beyond simply promoting autism awareness to encouraging friends and collaborators to become partners in movement toward acceptance and appreciation.
 
For 50 years we have worked in communities (both large and small) to ensure our actions, through our services and programming, supported all individuals living with autism. Let’s expand this work to focus on the rest of us – ensuring acceptance and inclusion in schools and communities that results in true appreciation of the unique aspects of all people. We want to get one step closer to a society where those with ASDs are truly valued for their unique talents and gifts.
 
Join us in celebration for 2015 National Autism Awareness Month! National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year.
 
How is it celebrated?
 
Presidential/Congressional declarations
Online events and activities
Local events and activities through affiliates
Partner opportunities
What can I do?
 
Place the NAAM logo badge on your blog, Facebook profile, Twitter page or other social media site! Customize it to include your logo too!
Download the NAAM poster and distribute to schools, libraries and community centers in your neighborhood.
Recognize someone who is affected by autism and share your nomination on social media. Tag #AutismUniquelyYou so we can share your story.
 
Be unique, be you! #AutismUniquelyYou is a month-long social media campaign celebrating self-identity and acceptance and appreciation for how each of us does our part to make the world a better place for autism. It’s a simple concept – hand painting for a cause and raising awareness for the Autism Society. The campaign encourages people to paint their hands, make a video or take a picture of a unique product, share it on social media, urge others to do the same! Share our how-to video with your friends and collaborators.

Put on the Puzzle! The Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon is the most recognized symbol of the autism community in the world. Autism prevalence is now one in every 68 children in America. Show your support for people with autism by wearing the Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon – as a pin on your shirt, a magnet on your car, a badge on your blog, or even your Facebook profile picture – and educate folks on the potential of people with autism! 
 
Donate to the Autism Society: Help improve the lives of all impacted by autism with a financial gift to the Autism Society. Every dollar raised by the Autism Society allows us to improve the capabilities and services of our over 100 nationwide affiliates, provide the best national resource database and contact center specializing in autism, and increase public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with ASD and their families.

Public health officials seek to increase HPV vaccination rates in boys and girls

The Wall Street Journal (11/11, Mccabe, Subscription Publication) reports that public health officials are seeking to increase rates of HPV vaccination in boys and girls. The National Cancer Institute has indicated that it will provide approximately $2.7 million to several cancer centers across the country to increase vaccination rates.