Valley Children’s Injury Prevention Program
Unintentional injury is the number one killer of children across the United States and around the world. As a leader in providing specialized pediatric healthcare, Valley Children’s recognizes the importance of injury prevention and works collaboratively with community agencies to prevent those tragedies.
Each year, Valley Children’s employees provide injury prevention education to the community in a variety of forums: community events, educational sessions, and 1 on 1 appointments. When grant funding is available, the Injury Prevention Program can assist families by providing safety devices to meet families' needs, as resources allow.
Injury prevention classes
Valley Children's Injury Prevention Program offers a variety of in-person classes to agencies and groups in Madera and Fresno counties. Trainings in other counties we are available virtually or if arrangements are made 3-6 months prior to event. Trainings include:
- Trauma Prevention and Education
- Stop the Bleed
- Child Passenger Safety
- Home Safety
- Child Abuse Prevention and Mandated Reporting
- Abusive Head Trauma
- Water Safety
- Vehicular Hyperthermia (Car Thermometer)
- Reckless and Distracted Driving with Impact Teen Drivers
- Helmet Safety
- Pedestrian Safety
- Safe Infant Sleep
Safe Kids Central California
As the lead agency for Safe Kids Central California, Valley Children's is proud to be a leader in supporting pediatric injury prevention efforts throughout Central California and is committed to providing resources towards these efforts. Safe Kids Central California is a coalition of 30 agencies made up of healthcare, law enforcement, social services, education, media, and more who are dedicated to preventing unintentional injury in children.
For information on Valley Children’s Injury Prevention or Safe Kids Central California, contact the Trauma program at 559-353-6204.
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