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Thousands of children are injured each year in Wisconsin. The burden of injuries among children cannot be ignored. Injuries are a preventable public health problem and should not be considered “accidents” which are thought to be random, non-preventable events.
Injuries are the leading cause of death in Wisconsin residents ages 1–44 years. For children ages 1–17 years, motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death. Children are not supposed to die. The death of a child is a tragic event, especially when the death could have been prevented. We must better understand how and why children die and take action to prevent future child deaths.
The Alliance manages the Childhood Injury Prevention Network, a venue for injury prevention resources, best practices, policy development and networking.
The Alliance is working to create a Child Death Review Program in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services and the State Department of Justice. A key componant involves developing local Child Death Review Teams throughout Wisconsin.
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For more information about
our childhood injury prevention initiatives, please e-mail Libbe Slavin, Injury Prevention Network Coordinator.
For more information about our child death review initiatives, please contact Karen Ordinans, Executive Director, at (414) 292-4004.
DID YOU KNOW...
Proper usage of bicycle helmets reduces the risk of head injury by 85 percent.
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