Safety - Injury Prevention Activities

The Injury Prevention Program within Community Health Services has identified several key areas on which we focus.  These activities are based on information regarding how children are injured at various stages in their lives.  The focus for our work is to support schools by providing materials that support the curriculum around safety issues, particularly traffic safety. 

Available materials include:

Injury Prevention School Health Resource Manuals – www.capitalhealth.ca/kidsafe
Kindergarten – Grade 6 and Grades 7-9. 
These manuals identify the safety and responsibility outcomes for the health curriculum and possible community resources that would support meeting those outcomes. 
Information is available from your school health nurse or on-line under Teacher Resources. 

Walk the Talk – www.saferoads.com
Free information and materials aimed at elementary students on traffic safety issues such as school bus, child pedestrian, bike and in-line skating safety.

Bicycle Helmet Safety - www.capitalhealth.ca/kidsafe
Bike helmet teaching kits that contain all the materials necessary to teach children about the importance of helmets and how to fit one are available to borrow across the region. 
View kit contents, lesson plans and distribution locations under Teacher Resources.

Booster Seat Lesson Plan - www.capitalhealth.ca/kidsafe
Find a lesson plan and activity sheets on booster seats that meets Early Childhood Services (ECS) curriculum outcomes on the website under Teacher Resources. 

Graduated Driver's Licensing - www.capitalhealth.ca/kidsafe or www.capitalhealth.ca/learn
Information on supporting young inexperienced drivers is being developed within various community partnerships.  Check out the websites for the latest information. 

Getting into Gear - www.saferoads.com or www.capitalhealth.ca/safeteendriving
A resource for teen activities and driving.

General Safety Information
A variety of other topics are also available on the SAFEKIDS website.  New resources are being added regularly and many seasonal topics such as Halloween or Christmas are also available. 

Other valuable websites include www.thinkfirst.ca and www.riskwatch.org.

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