Children’s Miracle Network at CoxHealth works with Trauma Services to provide several educational programs designed to prevent injury and illness.
Educational programs include:
- Teen Driving – a comprehensive program designed to educate students on safe driving practices, including crash dynamics, seatbelt importance, distracted and impaired driving, and the real-life consequences of dangerous driving choices.
- CARDIAC Kids, a cholesterol screening program that identifies students at risk for heart disease and diabetes.
- Never Shake a Baby, a program dedicated to preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome.
- Bicycle Safety and helmets, a program that provides bike safety education and free helmets.
- Water Safety, which provides water safety education and free life jackets.
- Child Passenger Safety, a program dedicated to child passenger safety education, and free car seat checks and installations as well as seats for families in need.
- Firearm Safety, which teaches basic gun safety and awareness, safe handling and storage of firearms, and rules of safe firearm use.
- Farm Safety, a program for farmers and their families to reduce injury and fatalities as a result of one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S.
- Home Safety, a program dedicated to preventing household injuries.
- Infant Sleep and Safety, which addresses common infant injuries and general baby safety.
Trauma Services offers many additional educational programs for the community. Click here for more information.
For questions, contact our Injury Prevention team at (417) 269-0912.
