Is your home kid safe? This program is designed to educate parents and/or guardians with infants and small children on household fire and injury prevention. If you would like to schedule a class or have any questions, please contact the Public Education Office.
Program Topics include:
Introduction & Injury statistics
Child welfare and abuse prevention
Home fire safety
Reporting emergencies
Kitchen safety, burns & clothing fires
Motor vehicle safety
Poisoning prevention
Fall prevention
Bicycle & helmet safety
Water safety
Choking & suffocation prevention
CPR information
Safety Games to Play On-line for Young Children
Chipper's Traffic Safety Game (Office of Traffic Safety): www.ots.ca.gov/kids/k_games.html
Code Red Rover (Home Safety Council): www.coderedrover.org/index.html
FEMA for Kids: www.fema.gov/kids
Sparky the Fire Dog (NFPA): www.sparky.org/
Additional helpful links
American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
AAP is an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Discover resources on children's health topics, immunization information, car safety seat information, books on parenting and more.
California Poison Control System: www.calpoison.org or 1.800.222.1222
Be Poison Safe! Find specific information on poisoning prevention tips, food poisoning, toxic household/outdoor plants, safety checklists, and more. By calling 1.800.222.1222 anywhere in California, you can obtain emergency information on:
Swallowing poison
Eye or skin irritation from toxic substances
Inhalation of noxious fumes or vapors
Animal, insect, snake and spider bites
Food or mushroom poisoning
Drug reactions
Attempted suicides or drug overdoses
Pet poisoning exposures
Calls are handled quickly, accurately, and free-of-charge all over the state 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County: www.cacscc.org
The mission of the Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County is to protect children from abuse and neglect by their parents and caregivers, and from the systems designed to protect them.
Consumer Reports: www.consumerreports.org
Consumer Reports¨ and ConsumerReports.org¨ are published by Consumers Union, an expert, independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves. To achieve this mission, they test, inform, and protect.
County of Santa Clara Official Website (Health & Human Care): www.sccgov.org
Help Santa Clara County (Children and Youth Referral Services): www.helpscc.org
The Community Technology Alliance mission is to end and prevent homelessness by linking and networking communities through technology.
Home Safety Council: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org
The Home Safety Council (HSC) is solely dedicated to preventing home related injuries that result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average each year. Through national programs, partnerships and the support of volunteers, HSC educates people of all ages to be safer in and around their homes.
Megan's Law: www.meganslaw.ca.gov
California's Megan's Law provides the public with certain information on the whereabouts of sex offenders so that members of our local communities may protect themselves and their children. Find out how to protect yourself and your family, locate sex offender registration and search California's sex offenders database.
Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc.: www.macsa.org
MACSA's mission is to enrich the lives and to advance the interests of the Latino Community of Santa Clara County.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): www.missingkids.com
The Nation's Resource Center for Child Protection 1-800-THE-LOST NCMEC's mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Resources are available for parents/guardians, law enforcement, attorneys and media.
State of California Official Website (Children & Family Services): www.childsworld.ca.gov
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