Safe Kids Grand Forks is a region-wide coalition whose mission is to prevent unintentional injuries and death to children and youth 19 years of age and younger. Safe Kids has built a vast coalition of health care providers, government and community agencies, schools, churches, businesses and individuals that work together in a collaborative nature to keep the children of our region safe from their number one cause of death – unintentional injury. Our efforts are multi-faceted and comprehensive in order to maximize the number of children and families we reach with our injury prevention message and to assure that they are effective. We base the development and implementation of programs on the five E’s of injury prevention – education, encouragement, engineering, enforcement, and evaluation.
The Problem: Accidental/Unintentional childhood injury
Unintentional injuries are the number one cause of death among children ages 19 and under in the United States. Each year one out of every four children needs medical attention for an accidental injury. In addition, most of these unintentional injuries and deaths are preventable.
The Solution: Safe Kids
Safe Kids Grand Forks is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing accidental injury. The majority of accidental injuries can be prevented and since being founded in 1988, there has been a 55% decrease in unintentional injury rates among children 19 and under.
Safe Kids Grand Forks is one of over 600 state and local coalitions and chapters in the United States and in over 20 other countries of the world that bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families against unintentional injuries.
Safe Kids Grand Forks brings together the expertise of individuals in our community who are dedicated to reducing childhood injuries. Safe Kids Grand Forks Coalition members include, but are not limited to: EMS, law enforcement, fire departments, service groups, childcare providers, school personnel, government agencies, city personnel, parents, University of North Dakota staff, and Altru Health System staff. Safe Kids Grand Forks is has an extensive coalition network that provides programming in the same service area covered by our lead agency, Altru Health System.
Become a Member or Volunteer
Safe Kids Grand Forks is always eager to accept new members in our Coalition. If an individual, business, agency or service group has an interest in injury prevention and childhood safety, Safe Kids would love to have you as a Coalition member. There is no fee to join the Coalition and yet there are benefits you will receive by being a member. Any help or expertise you can share is greatly appreciated.
Donate to Our Program
Safe Kids Grand Forks operates almost entirely from grant funding and donations from individuals. All donations made to the Coalition are spent on safety devices and injury prevention programs. Administrative costs for the Coalition are provided by the lead agency, Altru Health System.
Please help us keep kids safe – even a small donation will make a difference.
To learn more about Safe Kids Grand Forks and their opportunities and programs click here: Safe Kids Grand Forks
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