Funded by The Medical Center Foundation's Healthy Journey Campaigns
Welcome to Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County
The Problem: Accidental childhood injury
Accidental injury is the number one cause of death among children ages 14 and under in the United States. Also, each year one out of every four children needs medical attention for an accidental injury.
The Solution: Safe Kids
Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County is one of more than 450 grassroots coalitions in 17 countries that bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families. Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing accidental injury. We know our efforts are needed because as many as 90 percent of accidental injuries can be prevented.
Safe Kids Week at Fair Street Elementary on May 1, 2009
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Safety InformationGeorgia Child Safety Laws, fact sheets and safety tips for common childhood injuries - more |
Community PartnersOur Community Partners provide the manpower and the brainpower for our coalition - more |
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To locate a certified child passenger safety technician in your area, click here.
4.24.09 Thirteen Public Safety Personnel become certified as Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
The Lanier Child Passenger Safety Task Force (Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, the Cornelia Police Department, the Gainesville Police Department, the Forsyth County Fire Department and Northeast Georgia Rural Roads Initiative which is funded through a grant by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety) recently held a 4-day child passenger safety technician certification training class for Public Safety Personnel. Thirteen people from local fire/ems and law enforcement agencies became certified child passenger safety technicians.
The certification will allow them to better educate Georgia's families about child passenger safety and more effectively enforce Georgia's Child Restraint Law.
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Class
April 24, 2009
Phone: 770-219-8095
Fax: 770-219-8124
E-mail:kimberly.martin@nghs.com