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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Thursday, 21 October 2010 22:52 |
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Place an Infant on Their Back to Sleep and Avoid Co-Sleeping to Reduce the Risk of SIDSWhen new parents bring home their newborn baby, they do everything imaginable to prepare for the raising of their child. Some read books, some take advice from other experienced parents, and some rely on their intuition. More realistically, it's probably a combination of all three sources. But even with all that knowledge and preparation, there are still a number of infant deaths that occur unexpectedly with healthy babies in the first year of their lives. Sudden infant death syndrome otherwise known as SIDS is defined as the sudden, unexpected death of an infant less than one year old where an autopsy cannot explain the cause of death. This is a very serious risk but can be greatly minimized with proper care. Parents may not realize the importance of putting their infant on his or her back to sleep or how it can play such a huge role in preventing these deaths. What other factors can help a parent avoid losing their baby to SIDS? Last Updated (Wednesday, 17 November 2010 22:00)
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