Local Heroes: UMASS Injury Prevention Team

As a continuation of the series entitled "Local Heroes", today we learn about the UMASS Injury Prevention Team was honored, but, particularly, 4 individuals were highlighted: Dr. Michael Hirsch, Dr. Mariann Manno, Esther Borer, and Allison Rook.

The UMASS Injury Prevention Team focuses on caring for children as well as educating children on such topics and safe pedestrian, bicycle and car safety, teenager smart driving rules, and overall safety to prevent falls or accidents.

On March 24, 2011, the American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts recognized a number of people in the community as "local heroes".  The list included:

• Dr. Michael Hirsh and Dr. Mariann Manno of UMASS Memorial Medical Center Injury Prevention Office.
• Worcester Firefighters Local 1009 Ramp Gang.
• Brenda Jenkins
• Joseph Deranamie
• The Belmont Street Baptist Church Haiti Team

Here's a short video that was put together by the American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts, and filmed by Ryan Hughes.