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INTRODUCTION
The world is truly a dangerous place, and never has that been more true
than for the youth of today. Intentional and unintentional injuries are
the number one killer of children, both in Indiana and across the nation.
According to the National Safety Council, 6,700 children age 14 and under
died from "accidental" causes in 1992 (the most recent year for which data
is available). Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, in a 1988 report,
stated that 50,000 children experienced permanent disabling injuries over
the previous year, and that 80 to 90 percent of those injuries were preventable
through education and implementation of known prevention strategies. Clearly,
educational efforts can play a key role in ensuring the safety and well
being of our children.
This Resource Guide represents an effort to compile as complete a listing
as possible of materials and organizations related to child safety and
health. This listing, however, does not include all resources available
from every organization. The authors encourage you to contact the appropriate
agency or organization for information regarding additional resources.
It is our hope that this Resource Guide provides a starting point for persons
wishing to combat the problem of childhood injuries. If you know of additional
organizations or resources addressing childhood safety, or if you have
suggestions on how to make this guide more useful, please contact the authors.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following Purdue University staff contributed to the completion of
this 1996 version of the Childhood Safety and Health Resource Guide:
| Marjorie Boeckman, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department |
| Karla Embleton, Educational Software Development Manager |
| Scott Whitman, Rural Indiana Safer Kids Project Coordinator |
| Steven Freeman, Extension Safety Specialist |
Funding support for this resource directory was provided by the Indiana
State Department of Health (Grant No. PHB94-15) through the Rural Indiana
Safer Kids Project.
The authors wish to express our appreciation to all those who responded
to our requests for information, and for their commitment to providing
quality resource materials for persons interested in promoting childhood
safety and health.
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Last updated: 8 February 1996
Karla Embleton