The National SAFE KIDS Campaign
is the first and only national non-profit organization
dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional
childhood injury -- the number one killer of children
ages 14 and under.
The Campaign relies on the support of more than
300 state and local SAFE KIDS coalitions in all
50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico to reach out to local communities with prevention
messages. |
www.safekids.org |
| These dedicated professionals
and volunteers have distributed nearly 1 million
bicycle helmets, 500,000 child safety seats and
100,000 smoke alarms to families in need.
The coalitions work closely with law enforcement
officers, firefighters and paramedics, medical
and health professionals, educators, parents,
grandparents, businesses, public policy-makers
and, most importantly, kids.
Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett
Koop, M.D., is chairman of the Campaign. |
Contact the National SAFE KIDS Campaign:
Phone: (202) 662-0600
Fax: (202) 393-2072
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
www.safekids.org
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The National SAFE KIDS Campaign,
the first national non-profit organization dedicated
solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood
injury, was launched in 1988 to address what was
then a little recognized problem: More children
under age 14 were dying from what people call
"accidents" (motor vehicle crashes,
fires and other injuries) than from any other
cause.
From its inception, the Campaign has relied on
developing injury prevention strategies that work
in the real world -- conducting public outreach
and awareness campaigns, stimulating hands-on
grassroots activity and working to make injury
prevention a public policy priority.
This ongoing actionable strategy accounts for
the tremendous progress the National SAFE KIDS
Campaign has made.
Since the Campaign's inception, the unintentional
injury death rate among children 14 and under
has declined by 37 percent.
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