Injury Prevention & Safe Kids

Office Hours:  8:00 - 4:30 M-F
Telephone:  402-441-8045
Fax:  402-441-8323
TTYNE Relay 7-1-1

Approximately 25,000 to 26,000 Lancaster County residents each year receive treatment in Lincoln emergency departments for an unintentional injury, the leading cause of death for Lancaster County residents 1-44 years of age. The Injury Prevention Program monitors injury levels in our community and mobilizes resources to address leading causes of injury

Prevention activities from our program include:

• Monthly child car seat inspections
• Child Care Transportation Training for licensed childcare providers who transport children
• Bike and pedestrian safety resources to schools and community groups
• Home safety education to childcare providers, physicians, and human service agencies to share with the families they serve
• Education to volunteer youth sports coaches on concussion and other sports injury prevention
• Swimming pool safety education for residents who have or use “backyard” pools or spas
• Fire prevention information for owners/managers of multi-unit residential housing

Our program accomplishes these and other injury prevention efforts by working with businesses, civic groups, faith-based organizations, and other City Departments in a coordinated manner which maximizes our combined resources.

Check out these helpful videos made by some of Lincoln's own bike experts in partnership with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and LNKTV Health.

http://www.safekidslincoln.org

Safe Kids Lincoln-Lancaster County was chartered in 1995. Its mission is to prevent the number one killer of children 14 years of age and younger - accidental injury. Coalition Task Forces address priority injury areas including: child passenger safety, child pedestrian and bicycle safety, sports injury prevention, fire and burn prevention, water safety, and home safety.