Doctors say every year they are seeing more kids hurt by backpacks. Too much weight is the biggest problem, especially when considering how long kids are carrying the backpacks around each day. University Hospitals Sports Medicine Dr. Christopher Tangen, D.O., warns it can be serious if people are not careful. “Back pain in children is extremely common,” Tangen said. […]
Cleveland Browns Foundation honored Cleveland students and faculty at Walton Investment School Tuesday with an ice cream party and backpack presentation. Walton School is one of the Foundation’s 18 Cleveland community partner schools. The goal of the partnership is to transform the schools into community schools where they break down barriers between the school […]
Volunteers of America kicks off its 8th annual Operation Backpack campaign on Monday, July 21. Through the campaign, homeless and at-risk children across Northeast Ohio are able to return to school with backpacks and school supplies. Volunteers of America depends on community members, groups and corporate drives to provide the items the children need […]
As the school season starts, experts warn that overloaded backpacks often result in back injuries among both children and young adults. More than 13,700 kids aged 5 to 18 were treated in hospitals and doctors’ offices for backpack-related injuries in a single year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The American Academy […]
It’s been said that it takes a village to raise a child. Volunteers from Charter One bank created their own village by stuffing backpacks with shiny school supplies that would will be given to children in need. Through the generosity and kindness of strangers who donated supplies at 60 Charter One Bank branches, we see […]
Your kids have the paper, the pencils and maybe even the books they need to head back to class. Now, they need something to put it all in. But while they may be focusing on their favorite colors or characters, you may want to think about their health and safety. The American Occupational Therapy Association […]
Your kids have the paper, the pencils and maybe even the books they need to head back to class. Now, they need something to put it all in. But while they may be focusing on their favorite colors or characters, you may want to think about their health and safety. The American Occupational Therapy Association […]
