Maryland EMSC Prevention Programs - Home Safety Home safety Yet according to the National SAFE kids Campaign, more than 4.5 million children are injured in homes For children, the key factor is prevention. http://miemss.umaryland.edu/EMSCwww/PPHomSft.html
Extractions: Home Safety People wants their homes to be safe for their family and friends. Yet according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, more than 4.5 million children are injured in homes each year. For children, the key factor is prevention. The following links and resources in this section are just an introduction to the resources available to assist in developing programs and activities that will reduce child and adolescent unintentional injury in the home and community.
Maryland EMSC Prevention Programs - Motor Vehicle Safety Your Family Protecting Communities National SAFE kids Campaign. seats, booster seats, and safety belts can prevention is the BEST Protection Maryland EMS for http://miemss.umaryland.edu/EMSCwww/PPCarSaf.htm
Extractions: Motor Vehicle Safety In 2002 an estimated 227,000 children under the age of 14 were injured in vehicle crashes and over 1,600 children died in crashes.. Motor Vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children under the age of 14. When correctly installed and used, child safety seats, booster seats, and safety belts can prevent injuries and save lives. All 50 states and the District of Columbia currently have some form of child occupant protection laws. The following web links and resources in this section will assist you in planning programs that will help reduce unintentional injuries in motor vehicles.
CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS LATCH KEY kids; This program is designed for children ages Pamphlets After School safety Tips a McGruff the Crime Dog outfit, a Crime prevention Officer dresses http://www.cityofws.org/psc/html/prvprog.html
Extractions: Witness-How to Identify a Robber BICYCLE SAFETY This program is designed to teach six to ten-year-old children the importance of riding a bicycle safely on our city streets. Through the use of films and discussion the children learn the "rules of the road" to help them become safe riders. A separate Bicycle Rodeo Program is also available. The Bicycle Rodeo is designed as a practical exercise to reinforce the safety skills learned in the classroom. Bicycle safety helmets are available for use during the Bicycle Rodeo.
YUMA COUNTY, AZ Yuma County SAFE kids has programs involving various unintention safety car seats , bicycle safety, water safety, burn and fire prevention, child abduction http://www.co.yuma.az.us/health/hp-IP.html
Extractions: This program provides families the way to purchase child safety seats, by allowing them to purchase them at a substaintial discount. Infant-only seats sell for $20-25 depending on model. Convertible seats (work as infant and toddler seat) and high-back booster seats sell for $25. Families must attend a 1-hour training class before receiving their seat. Classes are held, and seat destributed at the following locations:
Injury Prevention Program - Public Health - Alameda County Child Every Ride Child Passengers safety Program for Alameda fact sheets about injuries and their prevention. Sponsoring the SAFE kids Coalition for Alameda http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/PublicHealth/organization/programs/injury.htm
Extractions: 3. Some links that require Acrobat Reader have this symbol: Injury is the number one cause of death, disability and hospitalization for Alameda County residents between 1 and 40 years old. The mission of the Alameda County Injury Prevention Program is to lead and direct efforts to protect and immunize our community against the injury epidemic. Working with policy makers, community leaders, families, service providers and the media, the Injury Prevention Program advocates, trains, informs and challenges the assumption that injuries are "accidents". The Injury Prevention Program prevents injuries by working with: Policy makers - to redirect community resources and support legislation that ensures a safe environment. Community Leaders - to challenge prevailing attitudes about injury and encourage public responsibility for safety. Families - to provide tools to create safe homes and communities.
Trauma Prevention Program Directory Injury Free Coalition for kids (IFCK) is a of 14 hospitalbased injury prevention programs that stress safe and unintentional injuries, street safety, car and http://um-jmh.org/HealthLibrary/Trauma_Prevention_Dir.html
Extractions: E-mail: Brian.Hannigan@mch.com NOT ONE MORE: The Miami-Dade Coalition for Youth Violence Prevention (NOM). The mission of the coalition is that NOT ONE MORE child should die from violence. It focuses on all types of violence that affect youth in this county. The intent is to have this vision realized through education, research, and community involvement. The coalition has a very diverse membership that includes policy makers, and community leaders and service providers in education, government, law enforcement, health care and business. NOM has recently expanded the coalition membership to include youth and their families. The partner organizations provide services including child abuse prevention, school based bullying prevention programs and after school programs. NOM also provides services to its members to increase their capacity and aid sustainability of their programs, such as workshops, evaluation and grant writing assistance.
Injury Prevention General Injury prevention Information Resources. grants are available to hold child safety seat clinics MONTANA SAFE kids also has grant programs with a local http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/hpsd/pubheal/healsafe/ems/prevention/injuryover.htm
Extractions: tdanenhower@state.mt.us State Trauma System - Injury Prevention Program The Montana Injury Prevention and Control Program is organized as a prevention component of the State Trauma Care System. For more information about how you can participate in the developing state trauma care system, contact Kim Todd, Trauma Coordinator, DPHHS, at 444-4459. Child Occupant Protection Program (COPP) This program is a collaborative effort with the Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau, local law enforcement and local health care providers. The program offers training in child safety seat use and on methods of increasing adult safety belt use. Classes are two and four long. Contact Priscilla Sinclair, DOT Traffic Safety Bureau, for more information at 444-7417. Montana "Safe Communities/SAFE KIDS" program
Columbus Health Department Website Low Cost Bike Helmets. In conjunction with Central Ohio Safe kids the Injury prevention team sells bike helmets in a variety of sizes safety Education. http://www.cmhhealth.org/programs/injury.html
Extractions: The Injury Prevention Program analyzes unintentional injuries to children ages 0-14, and risk factors involved with unintentional deaths and injuries to children. Injury activities include: safety inspections of childcare settings; distribution of smoke detectors in low-income communities and home childcare settings; middle and high school traffic safety programming; child passenger safety seat education and distribution; collection and analysis of local injury data. The Injury Prevention Program regularly interacts with other community resources to reduce the risk of unintentional injury to children. Violence Prevention activities include collection and analysis of violence data; and participation on community coalitions for violence prevention including: Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.), Alliance Against Violence Community Summit, Operation Hope and Health, the Memorial to Our Lost Children, and the Lighthouse Project. The 1999-2000 injury hospitalization and mortality trend document i s now available in Adobe .pdf format.
NVIPC INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SENIORS Falls Prevention Program Partnership for Healthier kids strives to regarding their health and safety by facilitating of existing injury and smoking prevention programs in the http://www.nvipc.org/Educational/Fact.html
Extractions: Falls Church, Virginia Case Story A girl in the fifth grade at a Fairfax County Public elementary school was absent for four days. When her teacher called home to find out how the child was doing, she learned that the girl had fallen and hurt her foot so badly that she could not walk on it. Although both her parents worked, the family had no health insurance and did not know where or how to obtain medical care for her, so they kept her at home, hoping her injury would heal. The family eagerly accepted assistance from Partnership for Healthier Kids, which provided the necessary referrals. The little girl got the treatment she needed for her broken foot and returned to school. Program Description - Inova Health System's Partnership for Healthier Kids is an intensive prevention and care coordination program focused on schools, families and neighborhoods. The Partnership has spent two years developing and testing programs to bring health and safety assessment, preventive health care education, and care coordination to children and their families through elementary schools. The program has been built on thorough and sound collection of data to pinpoint needs and opportunities. The Partnership was created to increase the percentage of children who receive immunizations, injury and smoking prevention services, and have a source of coordinated primary care for their preventive and episodic healthcare.
Extractions: @import "/child_health_safety/scripts/child.css"; Skip Navigation You are here: Home Text size: Normal Large Injuries are the leading cause of death and hospitalization among children and teens. Children's is involved in a number of programs to reduce and prevent injury. Here you will find tips for parents, news and links to more information. Child Passenger Safety Week 2003 Is your child ready for a seat belt? Think again! Amharic Arabic ... Tigrinya and Vietnamese Washington State Booster Seat Coalition Child Health Advocates Urge Participation in Product Recall Roundup 2002 Crib Safety Product Recall (PDF) ( Spanish Version Drowning Prevention for Families What you Need to Know about Life Vests for Children Water Safety for Children with Seizures Washington State Drowning Prevention Project New Coalition Focuses on Reducing Injuries to Seattle's Kids 2002 Injury Free Coalition for Kids Guns in the Home Safe Firearm Storage-Lock it up Sweet Dreams...Safe Sleep For Babies
Programs, Resources, And Related Websites Indiana School safety Sample Plans; Virginia Department of TV Violence Viewed by kids Follows Them; Curriculum; Steps to Respect A Bullying prevention Program; http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/isssa/newresources.html
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APD Crime Prevention Page Keeping My kids From Joining A Gang. A Parents Guide To Gun safety. ALL programs ARE FREE Beat Auto Theft BAT Armed Robbery prevention Babysitting safety http://www.ci.aurora.il.us/APD/CrimePrevention.html
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National PTA - Violence-Kids-Crisis Helping kids Handle Conflict A Guide for Those 5 can learn conflict management, gun safety, and how for organizing community programs on violence prevention. http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/healthsafety/crisis/bib_sch.asp
Extractions: NOTE: Links on this page may lead out of National PTA web site to servers that are not under the control of National PTA. Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention; A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: A Basic Manual ; and The Role of Educators in the Prevention Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect School personnel can learn effective responses to child abuse and neglect through these three manuals. Topics include definitions, causes, and consequences of neglect; guidelines for assessment and intervention; and primary and secondary prevention strategies. Available free from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, 330 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20447; (800) FYI-3366. The Children's Safety Network Resource Center This web resource : from the Education Development Center, Inc. addresses all aspects of child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. The center maintains a library of more than 2,500 injury and violence-related books, reports, and journals and a database of more than 2,000 professionals active in injury and violence prevention. The site is divided into convenient subsections on violence and injury prevention, school safety, and violence prevention.
Extractions: Spring, 2004: Child Lures Prevention creator Ken Wooden has been appointed NBC News/Today Shows child safety consultant. Look for him on your local NBC station. Child Lures School Program Saves Lives! Hats off to The Junior Auxiliary of Harrison, Arkansas! They have taught the Child Lures School Program to Harrisons 3rd and 7th graders for the past 5 years, and will present to over 250 3rd graders during the upcoming spring months. "THANK YOU for the work that has been done to put the word out. Harrison police have informed us of several instances where a child has used what he or she learned from our Child Lures Prevention presentations to prevent almost certain abduction, and in one of the cases, the perpetrator was arrested. If it hadn't been for your school program, this child may very well have been yet another statistic. We are very committed to teaching the Child Lures School Program."
Preventviolence.org - Youth Violence Prevention Programs School Shootings Offers public education campaigns for investing in youth violence prevention programs to fight school shootings and juvenile crimes. Invest in kids and join prevention programs. school shootings. santee. laurie kappe. little hoover commission. fight crime. invest in kids http://www.preventviolence.org/
Extractions: violent tendencies against young people is a public health problem. We offer ideas to fight crime and avoid situations like in Santee. Homicide is the leading cause of death in California for young people ages 15-19. young people ages 12 to 17 are nearly three times more likely than adults to be victims of serious violent crimes. Both the public and many researchers believe that the best way to keep young people safe is to provide them with positive choices: good schools; vocational training; organized sports; arts programs; and mentoring. We offer ideas to fight crime and avoid situations like in Santee. Invest in kids and join the forum discussions with Gary Yates and Laurie Kappe along with the Little hoover commision. Join the wellness foundation. forum the california wellness foundation fight crime invest in kids gary yates forum These interventions combine training in parenting skills, education about child development and the factors that predispose children to violent behavior, and exercises to help parents develop skills for communicating with their children and for resolving conflict in nonviolent ways. Invest in kids and join the forum discussions with Gary Yates and Laurie Kappe along with the Little hoover commision. Successful programs use a variety of strategies. Join the wellness foundation. We offer ideas to fight crime and avoid situations like in Santee. Invest in kids and join the forum discussions with Gary Yates and Laurie Kappe along with the Little hoover commision. Join the wellness foundation.
Extractions: FAQs Ordering Info Award Winning Music Based Child ren's Safety Awareness Program Go Ape Over with two new exciting and personable safety characters. SA (pronounced Say), the Safety Ape and his nephew Willi. SA and Willi teach children important safety and injury prevention messages through fun and educational songs written for the whole family. The important safety tips emphasized in the CD cassette Coloring Activity Book and video spring to a child's rescue in times of need. Remember how you learned your ABC's? Key safety issues, including bike safety, water safety, fire safety, fall prevention, seatbelt safety, gun safety, poison, choking prevention, and eye safety are presented in a fun and effective way. Safety Ape products are ideal for gift giving corporate public relations , and fundraising. COMING SOON ... SAFETY APE IN SPANISH! Now taking advance orders with special introductory pricing! Call or e-mail info@safetyape.com
Safety - FirstGov For Kids Page Provides information on crime detection, prevention, and a This site provides some important safety tips about FEMA for kids - This site teaches you how http://www.kids.gov/k_safety.htm
Extractions: (these sites are not maintained by kids.gov *) BAM! - was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to answer kids' questions on health issues and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. California - Department of Transportation Kids Page - The California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, has put together some fun games and great information. Play games like Find the Potholes, Travel Bingo, Trivia Quiz and more. Children's Health Month - Just for Kids! - Celebrate Children's Health Month by learning how to keep yourself healthy and safe. Coastie's Home Page - Coastie is an animated robotic cartoon character that travels around the country to talk to children about water safety. Check out his water safety quiz! Drug Enforcement Administration - Explains about the types of drugs and the effects they can have on your body. The is site also provides quizzes and activities. FBI Kids Page - Internet Safety - This site has some very important things that you need to keep in mind when you're on your computer at home or at school.
ThinkFirst-Home ThinkFirst For kids This comprehensive injury prevention program is designed to help young children develop lifelong safety habits to minimize their risks of http://www.thinkfirst.org/home.html
Extractions: News! The National Injury Prevention Foundation Think First and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have joined forces in a 3 year funded demonstration project to raise awareness and increase the use of Booster Seats in the United States The THINK FIRST NATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION FOUNDATION Urgently Needs Your Help! Spring 2004 (PDF 688KB) issue of Prevention Pages State of California Department of Education Adopts Think First for Kids Annual Report 07/01/01 - 06/30/02 (PDF 474KB) Now playing at a theatre near you!
