Cook Children's Health Care System - Safe Kids Tarrant County

What is it?

Formed in 1992, the program is a coalition led by Cook Children’s Community Health Outreach department and is a nationally recognized community partnership dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injury.

Who is it for?

Children in Tarrant County.

Why do they do it?

Preventable injuries are the leading cause of death for children 14 and under. Data from Cook Children’s community-wide Children’s Health Assessment and Planning Survey, Cook Children’s Data and Trauma Registry, and other sources continue to validate the need for the program’s focus on child passenger safety, drowning prevention and poison prevention.

Impact

Since 1997, Safe Kids Tarrant County has distributed more than 1.6 million injury prevention brochures, checked 9,622 car seats for safe fitting and installation, improved safety seat usage for participating families (95 percent misuse rate decreased to zero after hands-on trainings), distributed 17,597 child safety seats in underserved communities and collected 6,627 pounds of medications at prescription take-back events.

Contact: Dana Walraven
Safe Kids Tarrant County Coordinator
Telephone: 682-885-1619
E-mail: safe.kids@cookchildrens.org