April 2023
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Member Spotlight
Featured Member: Center for Childhood Safety
For the past 30 years, the Center for Childhood Safety has been dedicated to helping families and communities keep kids safe from injuries. Located in Green Bay, CCS's mission is to be the leading source of safety education and programming in Northeast Wisconsin.
The Center for Childhood Safety offers car seat checks, a Safe Sitter babysitting class, a Safety Town summer camp for kids 4-9 years old, CPR certifications, and outreach about bike helmets. As a community leader, the center also distributes car seats, pack-n-plays, and bike helmets to families in need.
Connect with CCS to stay updated about their events and ways to get involved by following them on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and checking out their website. Thank you for all you do for injury prevention, Center for Childhood Safety!
Outreach Week Change & Webinar
Update: our upcoming Open Water Toolkit outreach week has been moved to May 15-21, 2023. This change allows us to align our campaign with other events happening in water safety, such as International Water Safety Day and T4CIP's #PreventDrowning Day of Action (both May 15). To accommodate the new outreach week, we have updated our social media calendars as well.
During our outreach week, we will be partnering with T4CIP on their Day of Action for a #PreventDrowning Webinar. The webinar will be on May 15 from 11 a.m. to noon ET and moderated by Dr. Ben Hoffman (Oregon Health and Science University). Panelists include Dr. Sarah Denny (Nationwide Children's), Adam Katchmarchi (National Drowning Prevention Alliance), Leland Brown (USA Swimming), and Tiffaney Isaacson (Phoenix Children's)
Register here: bit.ly/T4CIP-PreventDrowningWebinar
Coming Up
On Our Twitter Calendar
April 3 - 9: National Window Safety Week; National Public Health Week
April 10 - 16: Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April 17 - 23: Youth Sports Safety
April 24 - 30: Playground Safety
Events
Event: Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Hosted by: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Date/Time: April 1-30, 2023
April, which is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, is a good time to regroup and take responsibility for the choices we make when we’re on the road.
Event: Youth Sports Safety Month
Hosted by: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Date/Time: April 1-30, 2023
April is National Youth Sports Safety Month and is dedicated to helping raise awareness of sports injuries in kids while also helping parents, coaches and student athletes learn how to avoid injuries.
Event: National Window Safety Week
Hosted by: National Safety Council
Date/Time: April 3-9, 2023
Window Safety Week, the first full week in April, coincides with the arrival of spring, when people naturally want to open the windows and let in the fresh air. The goal of this observance is two fold: for families to understand the role of windows in escaping a fire or other emergency and to learn how to safeguard against window falls. Use #WindowSafety or #WindowSafetyWeek, and visit the Window Safety Task Force on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for tips on window safety throughout the week
Event: National Public Health Week
Hosted by: American Public Health Association
Date/Time: April 3-10, 2023
Our cultures have always shaped our health. We learn from the communities we're born in and that we build together. For this NPHW, we look to community leaders as our health leaders. We celebrate the unique and joyful ways different cultures focus on health. And we look to how we can learn from each other, with humility and openness.
Event: World Health Day
Hosted by: World Health Organization
Date/Time: April 7, 2023
On 7 April 2023, World Health Day, the World Health Organization will observe its 75th anniversary.
Webinar: Community Education Webinar: Heatstroke ED TALK
Hosted by: National Child Passenger Safety Board
Date/Time: April 25, 2023, 1-2 p.m. ET