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Safe Kids Kansas Inc., is a Coalition of over 70 statewide and regional organizations and businesses dedicated to preventing unintentional injuries to Kansas children ages 0-14. Unfortunately, preventable injury remains the leading killer of Kansas children ages 1-14, taking more lives than any other cause including diseases, homicide and suicide. This year, one child in four will suffer a preventable injury that is serious enough to require medical attention. Safe Kids Kansas is a 501c(3) charitable organization and is affiliated with the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. The designated lead agency for Safe Kids Kansas is the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Drowning is quick and quiet – there is no substitution for supervision

Drowning deaths among children ages 14 and under increase 89 percent in the summer over the average annual monthly rate, with 64 percent of all children’s drowning deaths occurring in the summer months.  Approximately 830 children ages 14 and under die each year due to unintentional drownings, and on average, there are an estimated 3,600 injuries to children after near-drowning incidents each year.  Children can drown in a very small amount of water therefore the risks and settings in which drownings occur are vast.  Click on the Water Watcher card to to print out your reminder to actively supervise children around water.

• Drowning and water related injury fact sheet
• Water safety tip sheet
• Checklist for adults
• Checklist for kids

Raising Safe Kids: One Stage at a Time is a safety campaign focused on child development and injury risks to children 14 and under.

This parent-friendly Web site was created to educate parents and caregivers on how to keep kids safe from serious injury as they grow. Weekly rotating content on the site will feature video tips, safety information and quizzes. 

Unintentional injuries are the number ONE cause of death and disability for kids ages 1 to 14. With the right information, many of these injuries can be prevented.   Click here to go to the Raising Safe Kids: One Stage at a Time

Safety in Childcare

Click here for information about safety in childcare.

Car Seat Technician

Are you interested in becoming a Car Seat Technician? Click here to find out how.

New Shopping Cart Fact Sheet Available

You may be surprised to learn that more than 23,000 children under 15 are injured by shopping carts each year. Safe Kids has developed a new shopping cart injury fact sheet that includes shopping cart injury statistics, safety tips and other information.

Product Safety Recalls

To check for product safety recalls please visit www.recalls.gov your online resource for recalls.

What Can You Do?

• Join or organize a local Safe Kids Coalition in your community.
• Establish programs and public policies in your community.
• Become a Parent Advocate.

What’s Going On?

• Safe Kids Kansas Strategic Plan 2009-2011: The three-year strategic plan for Safe Kids Kansas was developed during retreats held in 2008 for the full coalition membership, local affiliates and board/staff.  It highlights eleven goals set for Safe Kids Kansas and discusses unintentional childhood injury risk areas. 
• 2008 Coalition Fact Sheet
• Progress Report: The progress report documents the decrease in unintentional injuries in Kansas children over the past ten years in each of the leading injury risk areas, and provides guidance on future prevention efforts.
• Awards: Nominations for Annual Awards recognizing injury prevention efforts throughout the state.
• Annual Report: A summary of activities and programs
  - 2007