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ABOUT US...
Preventable injuries are the number one killer of children ages 14 and under in the United States and Tennessee.
In 1999 a coalition of social service agencies, law enforcement agencies, health and safety professionals, business owners, and civic groups was formed in Knoxville to accomplish a common mission: reduce unintentional injuries among children from birth to age 14 who live in our area.
With the support of Safe Kids Worldwide, the coalition works to identify local injury trends affecting children in the greater Knox area. The coalition then coordinates specific prevention activities directed towards reducing these injuries (see "prevention activities" below).
In 2008 East Tennessee Children's Hospital became lead organization for Safe Kids of the Greater Knox Area.
Although support comes from many national and local sources, our volunteers are our greatest and most effective resource, so...
JOIN US!
Safe Kids meetings are usually held the fourth Tuesday of every month from 8:30-10 a.m. at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. See the calendar of events to verify meeting times.
For
more information about Safe Kids, meetings or directions,
contact:
Susan Cook
Safe Kids Coordinator
East
Tennessee Children's Hospital
2018 Clinch Ave.
Knoxville,
TN 37916
Phone (865) 541-8622
E-Mail Safe Kids
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
Injury patterns are always
changing and coalition activities will change to accommodate these areas
which may include water safety, poison prevention, choking prevention,
and scald burn prevention. Based on our local injury data, Safe Kids of
the Greater Knox Area will generally focus on these three injury
prevention areas:
CHILD PASSENGER
SAFETY
- Monthly car seat checkpoints
- Child passenger safety education provided to a variety of audiences
- Child Passenger Safety advocacy with lawmakers
FALLS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
PREVENTION
- Bicycle and wheeled sports safety
events
- Distribution and fitting of
helmets
- Distribution of fall prevention educational materials
PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY
- Walk Our Children to School Day on October 7,
2009
- Distribution of Pedestrian Safety educational materials