Prevention Topics:

Introduction

Statistics

Causes of Injury

Legislative Initiatives

Personal Initiatives

Partners in prevention efforts

Reference & Downloads

Return to Prevention

Prevention Partners

Domestic Violence Task Force

Governor's Highway Safety Office:  www.highwaysafetyoffice.ohio.gov 

• Offers free "Driving Tips for Seniors" educational presentations to help older drivers sharpen their driving skills. 
• a "Third Grade Safety Belt Program" to promote seat belt use by children.
• Contact GHSO at 614-466-3250 for more details about these programs.

Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging:  www.ohioaging.org

Ohio Department of Aging:  www.goldenbuckeye.com

Ohio Department of Health:   www.odh.ohio.gov

Ohio Department of Public Safety:  www.ohiopublicsafety.com 

• Offers brochures and free materials promoting seat belt use and on all sorts of driving safety issues.  Topics range from aggressive driving, impaired driving, rural driving and trucking information to yielding to emergency vehicles.

Safe Kids Coalitions: http://usa.safekids.org/state_display.cfm?coalition_state=OH

• There are many city/county coalition groups around the state.
• Their mission is to protect children birth to age 14 from unintentional injuries as a result of traffic crashes, burns/fires, choking/poisoning, drowning and falls.

Think First: (National Injury Prevention Foundation):  www.thinkfirst.org

• Offers programs for kids and teens that effectively teach the consequences of risk-taking behaviors.

* Development of this section of our website was made possible through a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety / EMS Division.

Columbus Children's Research Institute:
http://www.ccri.net/ccri/centers/injuryResearch/

• In Columbus, Dr. Smith heads the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Columbus with Dr. Jon Groner, also of Children's.
• The Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) Program of Columbus at Columbus Children’s Hospital is housed within the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) and will build upon existing programs of the CIRP and the Trauma Program at Children’s Hospital.
• Dr. Smith is also associated with the national organization Injury Free Coalition www.injuryfree.org.