National Thalassemia Prevention Campaign: The Talotır Project

National Thalassemia Prevention Campaign: The Talotır Project

Duran Canatan1, Yeşim Aydınok2, Yurdanur Kılınç3, Zeynep Karakaş4, İlgen Şaşmaz3, Hilmi Apak5, Nazan Sarper6 1Mediterranean Blood Diseases Foundation, Hemoglobinopathy Diagnosis Center, Antalya, Turkey 2Ege University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, İzmir, Turkey 3Çukurova University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Adana, Turkey 4İstanbul University, Çapa Medical Faculty, Department o...

The prevention of thalassemia.

The thalassemias are among the most common inherited diseases worldwide, affecting individuals originating from the Mediterranean area, Middle East, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. As the diseases require long-term care, prevention of the homozygous state constitutes a major armament in the management. This article discusses the major prevention programs th...

Prevention of Elder Abuse Project and the Respect for Seniors Campaign

The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.

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The National SAFE KIDS Campaign (USA).

The National SAFE KIDS Campaign is the first and only nationwide childhood injury prevention program in the United States focusing on preventing unintentional injuries to children ages 14 and under. Herta Feely, a public relations and media consultant, and Martin Eichelberger, MD, Director ofTrauma Services at Children's National Medical Center, cofounded the Campaign in 1987. Ms Feely served a...