Safe Kids Worldwide Review

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Accidental childhood injury is a leading killer of children aged 14 and younger.  Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations who have come together to prevent accidental childhood injury.

Over 450 coalitions in 16 countries participate in Safe Kids, bringing together health and safety experts, foundations, corporations, educators, governments, and volunteers whose mission is to educate and protect families.  Founded in 1987 by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson, Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization that is located in Washington, D.C.

Safe Kids Worldwide members work to empower local communities by building grassroots coalitions designed to prevent accidental injuries, to increase national awareness of accidental injuries, to encourage sound research on risks and solutions, pass and improve child safety regulations and laws, and to provide devices such as child safety seats, helmets, and smoke detectors to families in need of these items.

Safe Kids website is a terrific resource for parents.  Perhaps the most useful feature for quick reference on a number of common safety issues is the “Safety Tips” section of the website.  There, users will find safety tips regarding Airway Obstructions, Bikes, Cars, Falls  Fire and Burns, Pedestrians, Poison , and Water and Drowning

The sites “News and Facts” section contains current and past information about child safety reports, providing links to important safety tips such as the “Spot the Tot” campaign designed to avoid driveway and parking lot accidents.   Car seat safety and accidental drowning are other topics covered in this section, and each news and facts entry contains a link to a site that will provide users a more in-depth look at the topic.

Individual and corporate sponsors can find out more about supporting Safe Kids on the “Support Us” page, and users can sign up for the Safety Works newsletter, a monthly publication available by mail or email.