We are honored to have Bird Dog Marketing Group's Co-CEOs Dave Hipple and Mark Perkins invited to participate in the CDC's PROTECT Initiative Taskforce, a collaborative coalition of medical and non-medical partners focusing on the advancements of child safety regarding medicine.
Medication overdoses continue to be a significant health problem among all ages, but children under 5 are the most vulnerable. The
PRevention of
Overdoses and
Treatment
Errors in
Children
Taskforce (PROTECT) is focusing on three initiatives: safer packaging, safer use, and safer storage.
For over 50 years, Bird Dog Marketing Group has been involved in the child-resistant package testing industry. Our company founder, Gene Miller, was involved in establishing the first protocols for child-resistant testing in 1969. Our current leadership continues to be committed to the child-resistant package industry and participating in the critical conversations occurring regarding current package safety, innovative package research, and the need to increase parents' and grandparents' education about medication safety regarding children.
The CDC's PROTECT Initiative website highlights the following:
Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-Cooperative Adverse Event Surveillance (NEISS-CADES) project estimates that each year in the United States:
The three areas of focus include:
Collaboration among all the taskforce experts provides an opportunity to learn from experience and develop exciting initiatives to save more children from accidental poisoning. We are proud to share Bird Dog Marketing Group's experience with our PROTECT Initiative colleagues and appreciate the opportunity to participate in the essential work that needs to take place to keep children safe.
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Bird Dog Marketing Group History (Gene Miller/Dave Hipple/Mark Perkins)
MAILING ADDRESS
166 Farmington Lane
Lancaster, PA 17601
PRINCIPALS' PHONE NUMBER
David S. Hipple
717-475-9751
dhipple@birddogmarketinggroup.com
Mark D. Perkins
717-615-9022
mperkins@birddogmarketinggroup.com
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