The Burn Foundation works to prevent fire and burn injuries, support the four regional burn centers at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Lehigh Valley Hospital and advocate for burn survivors and their families. We are supported through a network of volunteer organizations, corporate philanthropy, firefighters and government grants. The Foundation’s efforts focus in four principal areas:
Prevention
Providing burn and fire prevention programs to schools and other community organizations
Developing and distributing media, articles and special reports on burn prevention topics
Implementing fire safety workshops for fire services, industrial, government and trade organizations
Providing burn prevention information to high-risk audiences including senior citizens and families with young children
Education
Coordinating burn-care seminars for student nurses and health care professionals
Participating in regional and national conferences on burn prevention and treatment issues
Monitoring and reporting regional and national trends in burn incidence and treatment
Treatment
Providing financial and program support through state grants to regional burn centers
Furnishing emergency burn care information to 160 referring hospitals in the tri-state area
Recovery
Providing a support network and referrals for burn injury survivors and their families
Covering selected injury related expenses of patients following discharge
Sponsoring campers and providing counselors to summer camp for burn survivors
Providing scholarships for burn survivors to attend the World Burn Congress
The Anapol Schwartz Family Mentorship Program for Burn Survivors
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The Burn Foundation Summer, 2009 newsletter has been published!
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