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 Each year more than 5,000 children
are killed by unintentional injuries and another six million are hurt. One in four
children is hurt badly enough to require medical attention.
Safe Kids Minnesota, coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council, since 1988, is a statewide network of over 250 organizations and individuals dedicated to preventing unintentional injuries to children - the leading cause of death from ages 14 and under. Safe Kids Minnesota was one of the first coalitions formed in the U.S. Read a brief history. Safe Kids Minnesota coordinates childhood injury programs and resources with six local chapters, broadly reaching the entire state. Activities include: child car seat clinics; educational events in the community; distribution of high-quality, low cost bike helmets; life jacket loaner programs; water safety and pool drain entrapment awareness; online childhood injury prevention resources; pedestrian safety outreach; distribution of smoke and CO detectors; vehicle safety for tweens; poison prevention; seasonal safety campaigns; home safety and childproofing; concussion prevention in youth sports; and support for improved child safety legislation. The coalition offers strategies and tools for injury prevention, including: Topics include bicycle safety, child passenger safety, crosswalk/pedestrian safety, falls, fire, home safety, poison, sports, and drowning. Childhood Injury Prevention Resources Key Messages: Preventing Unintentional Injuries to Children Related Sites www.CarSeatsMadeSimple.org Safe Kids Worldwide Minnesota Department of Public Safety Child Passenger Safety Page |
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