Resources

Please visit the following websites for detailed home safety checklists and prevention information:

Fact Sheets

• Home safety fact sheet (123k PDF, 5pp.)
• Bike and pedestrian injuries fact sheet (156k PDF, 4pp.)
• Child passenger saftey fact sheet (148k PDF, 4pp.)
• Teen Driving Fact Sheet (88k PDF, 4pp.)
• How to fit a bike helmet (343k PDF, 1p.)

Links

• California Center for Injury Prevention
• Safety Rules
• National center for injury prevention
• National Safe Kids Coalition
• UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center

Bike Safety

Local Resources

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
• Perils for Pedestrians
  - TV show for pedestrians; comprehensive link list
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking - Great resources for public health, transportation, land use planning, safety and prevention and advocacy

Walk a Child to School Day

• Information about Safe Routes to School and Walk A Child To School Day
• Center for Livable Communities Land use and transportation planning resources
• California AAA: Free and low cost educational materials; other resources
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Statistics; fact sheets; information and programs
• : Links to other sites; fact sheets; information and resources

Nurses and Cops Caring for Contra Costa Children (NC5)
Car seat checkups in CCC; NHTSA car seat technician training; other educational programs and information. This project is coordinated by the John Muir Medical Center.
925-941-7989 or debbie.embree@jmmdhs.com

Resources

The following websites contain educational materials, programs, fact sheets and tons of other information and links.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  
• Buckle Up Baby
  
• National Safe Kids Campaign - SafetyBeltSafe, U.S.A.
  
• http://www.carseat.org
  
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Centers for Disease Control
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission - Information about the safety of many products, including car seats
  

Home Safety

Local Resources

• Drowning Prevention Foundation
• The Danny Foundation for Crib and Child Product Safety
• The Lead Poisoning Prevention Project - Contra Costa County Community Wellness & Prevention Program
• Contra Costa Child Care Council

Other Resources

These websites contain educational materials, publications, programs, recent legislation, and other important information.

• The National Program for Playground Safety
• Burn Prevention Foundation
• Kids Health and Safety Information
• National Safe Kids Coalition
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• California Center for Injury Prevention

Teen Driving

Local Resources

Mt Diablo Adult Education Program
Offers a teen/parent driver's class

Teen Driving Subcommittee
Childhood Injury Prevention Coalition
or cipc411@yahoo.com John Muir Medical Center Trauma Services
Every 15 Minutes Program

Other Resources

• Institute for Youth Development
• Children's Safety Network
• American Automobile Association
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• California Office of Traffic Safety

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