Safe Kids Oregon

Safe Kids Oregon is the Oregon coalition of Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries. Launched in 1995, Safe Kids Oregon focuses on one specific problem: More children ages 19 and under die from unintentional injuries (motor vehicle crashes, fires, drowning, and other causes) than from any other cause.

What We Do

Safe Kids Oregon promotes positive changes in attitudes, behaviors, and the environment. Our statewide network provides injury prevention information, safety devices, activities, and events to empower local communities to prevent childhood injury. We bring together health and safety experts, corporations, foundations, governments, parents, and community volunteers to educate and protect children and their families. It takes a multi-faceted campaign (grassroots outreach, education, media, and public policy efforts) to reach thousands of children and their families with life-saving interventions.

Safe Kids Injury Risk Areas

• Motor vehicle occupant safety
• Drowning prevention and water safety
• Fire and burns prevention
• Bicycle/wheeled sports safety and helmet protection
• Falls prevention
• Poison prevention
• Suffocation prevention
• ATV injury prevention

Links

• Oregon Car Seat Resources
• Safe Sleep for Infants
• Donate to OCDC to support Safe Kids Oregon
• Download for Free: A Parent’s Guide to Child Safety (English/Spanish)

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Drowning Prevention Resources

National Resources

• National Drowning Prevention Alliance
• Water Safety Resource Center: American Red Cross
• Water Safety at Home: Safe Kids Worldwide
• Prevention of Drowning: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Water Safety USA 

Oregon State Resources

• Oregon Life Jacket Loaner Stations Map: Oregon State Marine Board
• Youth Education: Oregon State Marine Board
• Safety Around Water: Oregon Alliance of YMCAs
• Black Swimming Initiative
• Water Safety: US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
• Summer Drownings Map: OregonLive

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Statewide Child Safety Resources

• Child Safety – Doernbecher’s Tom Sargent Safety Center
• Oregon Health Authority – Injury & Violence Prevention 
• Oregon Poison Center 
• Think First Oregon
• Stop at 4”

National Child Safety Resources

• Be SMART for Kids
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• National Fire Protection Association
• Poison Control or call 1-800-222-1222
• Project ChildSafe
• Safe Kids Worldwide

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Contact Us

Safe Kids Oregon

State Coordinator: Karen Ayers
karen.ayers@ocdc.net, (503) 913-0157

Oregon’s Safe Kids Coalitions

Oregon currently has four local coalitions. Contact the coalition nearest you to learn how they can help support injury prevention in your area. If you are interested in establishing a local coalition, please contact the State Coordinator to learn more.