April 29, 1999
WTWO Receives Child Safety Advocate Award
Indianapolis - Each year, more than 6,300 children ages 14 and under die from unintentional injuries and nearly 120,000 are permanently disabled. First Lady of Indiana Judy O'Bannon urged Hoosiers to help prevent unintentional childhood injury and death at the third annual Child Safety Advocate Awards held today at the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda. WTWO - Channel 2 in Terre Haute was recognized at the awards ceremony, which is sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine's Automotive Safety Program and the Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition. The event kicked- off National SAFE KIDS Week (May 1-8) activities in Indiana.
"Preventing unintentional injuries is something we need to address as a state," said Justin Sims, Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition Project Manager. "We are delighted that Mrs. O'Bannon has agreed to lend her support and her voice to this important cause."
Nominations for the Child Safety Advocate Awards were accepted earlier this year for individuals and organizations that promote child safety in their Indiana communities.
Eight categories are awarded. According to Judith Sheese, Ph.D., program director of the Automotive Safety Program, the Child Safety Awards were begun in 1997 to recognize people and organizations committed to child safety issues.
"Many people around the state are doing wonderful work to further children's safety and we feel it's important to publicly recognize their efforts," said Ms. Sheese.
WTWO was presented the top award in the media category. Other Indiana Child Safety Advocate Award recipients include:
Delaware County Health Department - Government Category Allstate Insurance Co., Muncie - Business Category
Harrison County EMS -- Medical Category
Gibson County SAFE KIDS Chapter - SAFE KIDS Category
Beds and Britches, Etc. (B.A.B.E.), St. Joseph County - Community Agency Category Sgt. David McGuire, Elkhart County Sheriff's Department - Law Enforcement Category Betty James, Greencastle - Individual Category
Child Safety Advocate Awards/SAFE KIDS Week Honorable Mention:
Patty Williams, Muncie - Individual Category Nikki Turner, M.D., Muncie - Medical Category
"We owe our gratitude to the heroes we recognize today, for it is our children they are working to protect," said Mrs. O'Bannon of the award recipients.
Mrs. O'Bannon, who is honorary chairperson of the Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition,
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WTWO Receives Child Safety Advocate Award
also read a proclamation from the governor and led children from the Day Nursery - Government Center in an interactive game that teaches about safety hazards around the home. She introduced a quilted banner that represents the 194 Indiana children who died from unintentional injury in 1996 (the last year for which data were available when the quilt project began).
"It is heartbreaking to hear these numbers and know that each one represents
someone's child, brother or sister," said Mrs. O'Bannon. "Truly, we can't afford to lose one more life or one more bundle of potential."
National SAFE KIDS Week was created to raise awareness of unintentional childhood injury, which is most prevalent during the months of May through August. Awareness activities will take place throughout Indiana and the country during the week.
The Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition, housed at the Indiana University School of
Medicine, is part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. The Campaign is the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional
childhood injury - the number one killer of children ages 14 and under. More than 260 state and local SAFE KIDS Coalitions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the Campaign, with 22 chapters and coalitions located in Indiana.
The IU School of Medicine's Automotive Safety Program provides information, programming and resources throughout the state to ensure safe travel for all Hoosiers. The Automotive Safety Program works with local partners including law enforcement, medical personnel, fire departments, EMS, educators, and other local advocates.
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St. Joseph County B.A.B.E. and Elkhart County Sheriff's Officer Receive Child Safety Advocate Awards
April 29, 1999
St. Joseph County B.A.B.E. and Elkhart County Sheriff's Officer Receive Child Safety Advocate Awards
Indianapolis - Each year, more than 6,300 children ages 14 and under die from unintentional injuries and nearly 120,000 are permanently disabled. First Lady of Indiana Judy O'Bannon urged Hoosiers to help prevent unintentional childhood injury and death at the third annual Child Safety Advocate Awards held today at the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda. Beds and Britches, Etc. (B.A.B.E.) of St. Joseph County and Sgt. David McGuire of the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department were recognized at the awards ceremony, which is sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine's Automotive Safety Program and the Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition. The event kicked- off National SAFE KIDS Week (May 1-8) activities in Indiana.
"Preventing unintentional injuries is something we need to address as a state," said Justin Sims, Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition Project Manager. "We are delighted that Mrs. O'Bannon has agreed to lend her support and her voice to this important cause."
Nominations for the Child Safety Advocate Awards were accepted earlier this year for individuals and organizations that promote child safety in their Indiana communities.
Eight categories are awarded. According to Judith Sheese, Ph.D., program director of the Automotive Safety Program, the Child Safety Awards were begun in 1997 to recognize people and organizations committed to child safety issues.
"Many people around the state are doing wonderful work to further children's safety and we feel it's important to publicly recognize their efforts," said Ms. Sheese.
B.A.B.E. of St. Joseph County was presented the top award in the community agency category, and Sgt. McGuire was presented the top law enforcement award. Other Indiana Child Safety Advocate Award recipients include:
Delaware County Health Department - Government Category Allstate Insurance Co., Muncie - Business Category
Harrison County EMS -- Medical Category
Gibson County SAFE KIDS Chapter - SAFE KIDS Category WTWO - Channel 2, Terre Haute - Media Category
Betty James, Greencastle - Individual Category Child Safety Advocate Awards/SAFE KIDS Week Honorable Mention:
Patty Williams, Muncie - Individual Category Nikki Turner, M.D., Muncie - Medical Category
"We owe our gratitude to the heroes we recognize today, for it is our children they are working to protect," said Mrs. O'Bannon of the award recipients.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE
MEDIA RELATIONS A STATEWIDE
RESOURCE Phone 317 274 7722
Fax 317 278 8722
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St. Joseph County B.A.B.E. and Elkhart County Sheriff's Officer Receive Child Safety Advocate Awards
Mrs. O'Bannon, who is honorary chairperson of the Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition, also read a proclamation from the governor and led children from the Day Nursery - Government Center in an interactive game that teaches about safety hazards around the home. She introduced a quilted banner that represents the 194 Indiana children who died from unintentional injury in 1996 (the last year for which data were available when the quilt project began).
"It is heartbreaking to hear these numbers and know that each one represents
someone's child, brother or sister," said Mrs. O'Bannon. "Truly, we can't afford to lose one more life or one more bundle of potential."
National SAFE KIDS Week was created to raise awareness of unintentional childhood injury, which is most prevalent during the months of May through August. Awareness activities will take place throughout Indiana and the country during the week.
The Indiana SAFE KIDS Coalition, housed at the Indiana University School of
Medicine, is part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. The Campaign is the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional
childhood injury - the number one killer of children ages 14 and under. More than 260 state and local SAFE KIDS Coalitions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the Campaign, with 22 chapters and coalitions located in Indiana.
The IU School of Medicine's Automotive Safety Program provides information, programming and resources throughout the state to ensure safe travel for all Hoosiers. The Automotive Safety Program works with local partners including law enforcement, medical personnel, fire departments, EMS, educators, and other local advocates.
Send to: I.U. School of Medicine Office of Public & Media Relations Contact: Ellen Gullett
317-274-7722 [email protected]
News Release Archives | Media Relations | IU School of Medicine
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