Who We Are
The Safe Kids St. Louis Coalition is happy that you chose to visit our site. We work hard to provide injury prevention for children ages 0-14 in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, Franklin County, and Washington County. We collaborate with many agencies to make sure that children in our area are safe. Please visit the portions that interest you and let us know if we can be of assistance.
What We Do
Safe Kids Worldwide promotes changes in attitudes, behaviors, laws and the environment to prevent accidental injury to children. In the United States, we have contributed to a 45 percent reduction in the child fatality rate from accidental injury – saving an estimated 38,000 children’s lives. Canada achieved a 37 percent reduction in child accidental deaths between 1994 and 2003, while the German child death rate declined 80 percent since 1980 and 75 percent in Austria between 1983 and 2003. We’ve distributed more than 2.5 million bike helmets and 250,000 smoke alarms and checked more than 740,000 car seats.
To find the nearest place to have your car seat checked Call (314) SSM-DOCS
For Program Questions:
Safekids St. Louis
Cathy Hogan
7980 Clayton Rd.
Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63117
(314) 612-5770
Cathy_Hogan@ssmhc.com
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Safe Kids Buckle Up is the largest, most comprehensive program of Safe Kids Worldwide®. Since 1996, the General Motors Corporation has served as Safe Kids Buckle Up's exclusive funding source and helped build Safe Kids Buckle Up into a multifaceted national initiative, bringing motor vehicle safety messages to children and families through community and dealer partnerships. In October 2004, Chevrolet became the lead partner of Safe Kids Buckle Up, bringing an added dimension to Safe Kids Buckle Up activities.
What You Can Do
Prevention begins with you! There are a few easy steps that you can take to make sure kids are safe this summer:
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Properly restrain all children younger than 13 in a back seat on every ride. |
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Read the instructions that come with your car seat. |
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Have infants ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible and at least until they are 12 months old and weigh 20 pounds. |
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If your child is at least 1 year old and weighs between 20 and 40 pounds, secure him or her in a forward-facing car seat. |
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If your child weighs over 40 pounds, secure him or her in a booster seat using a lap-and-shoulder belt. |
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If your child is at least 4 feet 9 inches tall, he or she can use an adult lap-and-shoulder belt. |
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Walk all the way around a parked vehicle to check for children before getting into the car and starting the motor. |
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Make sure everyone in your vehicle buckles up for every ride! |
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Download RIDE Safe Tips |
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Download the Car Safety Fact Sheet. |
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