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Take The Safer In 7 Challenge On Safe Kids Day

Kate Carr | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact
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Kate Carr

Few people realize that preventable injuries are the number one killer of kids in the United States and a serious problem around the globe. Each year, more than one million children die from preventable injuries -- that's one child every 30 seconds -- and millions more are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime.

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Can Washington Walk the Talk on Children's Safety?

Kate Carr | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
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Kate Carr

Each year, more than 3.5 million children receive medical treatment for sports injuries. If we eliminated 10 percent of these visits, we'd save about $4.9 billion in health care costs.

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When It Comes To Carbon Monoxide, Let's Act Now

Kate Carr | Posted 02.05.2013 | Parents
Read More: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Georgia School Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Monoxide Deaths, Carbon Monoxide, Safe Kids, Safety, School Carbon Monoxide, Finch Elementary School Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Monoxide Alarm, Parents News
Kate Carr

This week, 49 children and staff from an elementary school in Georgia were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. This near-tragedy has many parents, including me, wondering, "Is this something that can happen at my child's school?"

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A November 6 Challenge for Candidates: Are You Champions for Child Injury Prevention?

Kate Carr | Posted 10.26.2012 | Politics
Read More: Texting While Driving, Car Crash, Drowning, Child Safety, Crib Suffocation Risks, Safe Kids, Politics News
Kate Carr

We must challenge the candidates running on November 6 to pledge their support for common sense laws and policies that will save lives, and also, save tax dollars.

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Five Common Mistakes Most Parents Make Using Car Seats

Kate Carr | Posted 11.18.2012 | Parents
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Kate Carr

Engineers are working hard to ensure cars and car seats are designed to keep kids as safe as possible. But it's up to every parent to take full advantage of these innovations by making sure car seats are used and installed correctly.

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Avoid This Back to School Danger

Kate Carr | Posted 10.30.2012 | Parents
Read More: Safe Families, Safety Tips for Kids, Cross-Walks, School Year, Safe Kids, Safety Tips, Safety Tips for Parents, Pedestrians, Pedestrian Safety, Crossing the Street, Back to School, Parents News
Kate Carr

Just a simple conversation or practicing the walk to school with younger kids can ensure that when back to school comes, no parent is crying for the wrong reasons.

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Three Tragic Deaths Remind Us to Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car

Kate Carr | Posted 08.04.2012 | Impact
Read More: Heat Stroke, Safe Kids, Child Care, Heatsroke Cars, Heat Stroke Awareness, Children in Cars, Heath Stroke Deaths, Impact News
Kate Carr

The alarm to never leave a child alone in a car sounded louder last week after three more children died of heatstroke in cars. With summer temperatures at record highs, these tragedies remind us to be even more vigilant.

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There Are Proven Tools to Make Schools Safe, We Just Have to Use Them

Ted Wachtel | Posted 08.09.2012 | College
Read More: Restorative Practices, International Institute for Restorative Practices, Zero Tolerance, Violence in Schools, Behavior Problems, Ted Wachtel, Safe Kids, West Philadelphia High School, Schools and Safety, School Safety, Pennsylvania Schools, College News
Ted Wachtel

Can we agree that it is less expensive to run a safe school than a dangerous one, thus saving taxpayers money? Can we agree that before test scores can rise, students have to feel safe at school?

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