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additional resources relevant to this topic may be provided
in the Federal Agencies, Hotlines, Holistic/Multi-Topic Web
Resources, and/or Recursos en Español (Spanish Resources)
sections of the website. Further, links to specific documents,
fact sheets, etc. are provided within the relevant topical sections
of the Alliance website.
American Academy of Pediatrics, The Injury Prevention
Program - www.aap.org/family/tippmain.htm
- AAP’s Injury Prevention Program is an educational
program that aims to prevent common injuries in children under
12 from sources such as poisons, falls, burns, vehicles, and
more. Their website provides age-related safety sheets, national
campaign information, and other educational resources.
National SAFE KIDS Campaign - www.safekids.org
- A national nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the prevention
of unintentional injuries in children, SAFE KIDS also coordinates numerous
state and local coalitions nationwide. The national website contains information
on the campaign, safety tips, product recalls, and how to get involved
in the various coalitions.
The Future of Children: Issue on Unintentional Injuries
in Childhood - www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=69724
- The Future of Children is a publication of the Children,
Families, and Community Program of the David and Lucille Packard
Foundation.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- www.cdc.gov/ncipc
- CDC’s Injury Center is the federal government’s
lead agency for injury prevention. In addition to education
and factual resources on injury, violent injury, and unintentional
injury, their website provides information on national injury
prevention and research activities.
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