Safe Kids

In an effort to further injury prevention initiatives, C.S Mott Children's Hospital joined Safe Kids Worldwide and became the lead organization of the Safe Kids Washtenaw County Coalition.

The Safe Kids Worldwide global network includes more than 450 coalitions which share a common mission to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children ages 14 and under. Safe Kids brings together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers from 16 countries to educate and protect families about unintentional injuries caused by:

motor vehicle crashes
fires and scald burns
pedestrian injuries
poisoning and choking
bike crashes
unintentional shootings
falls and drowning

For more information, review the Safe Kids injury fact sheets.

As leader of the Washtenaw County Coalition, Mott Children's Hospital is committed to carrying out grassroots initiatives that support the following Safe Kids Worldwide goals:

public education
community programming
safety product distribution
legislation initiatives
media outreach
local injury data collection
local program evaluation

For more information, or to become a member of Safe Kids Washtenaw County, contact Cindy Wegryn, Trauma Coordinator, at 734-615-3301 or via e-mail at cwegryn@umich.edu.

Learn more: Safe Kids Worldwide, Safe Kids USA or Child Passenger Safety Week 2007