"From diapers to car seats, strollers, and bottles, I'm amazed to see the creativity and convenience into the products that won this year's Innovation Awards," says a judge in the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association's annual list of the most innovative baby and children's products.
Some of the winners: Best in Show: Haakaa Shell Wearable Silicone Breast Pump Best in Show: Maxi-Cosi Tana 360A Rotating Modular Stroller Safety 1st Grow & Go Car Seat: Storkcraft Easy Transition Breast Milk Storage Bags: Medela Easy Pour Breast Milk Storage Bags: Doernbecher Injury Prevention Program, Doernbecher Children's Hospital Center, Babies 'R' Us SleepsackA: SleepsackA: Read-with-Me 4-in-1 convertible Bookshelf Crib: Storkcraft Read-with-Me 4-in-1 convertible Crib: Storkcraft Easy Transition Breastfeeding Bag: Medela Easy Pour Breast Milk Storage Bags: Doernbecher Injury Prevention Program, Doernbecher Children's Hospital Center, Babies 'R' Us Click for the full list of winners.
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Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of eight years.