Wear Your Sports Helmet to Work/School Day
***We would love to share some pictures of September 21st with you all- A BIG thank you to everyone who participated by wearing a helmet!!!***
From left to right: Dr. William Cotton wearing his helmet to work, Dr. Sarah Denny fitting helmets with Ohio First Lady Karen Kasich at the YMCA & Senator Bacon handing out helmet fact sheets at the Granby Elementary Bike Rodeo!
Unintentional injuries are one of the most serious health problems facing our society. They are the leading cause of death in our nation for persons aged 1 to 34 years and specifically, in children, injuries cause more deaths than all other diseases combined. Every year, more than 16 million children will visit an emergency department for an injury, resulting in over 600,000 hospital admissions. This accounts for a child or adolescent visit to the emergency room once every second, and almost one-half of these visits are due to an unintentional injury. Following an official request from the Ohio AAP, Governor Kasich's office to officially declared Tuesday, September 21, 2010 the "Wear Your Sports Helmet to Work/School Day." The Ohio AAP would like to be able to provide bike helmets to children across Ohio, free of charge at well-child pediatrician visits.
Visit the Ohio AAP's Put A Lid On It Facebook page.
Click here to pledge your support to bike helmet safety.
Click here for a sheet of stickers that can be printed on Avery 5395 labels!
Let us know how you supported Wear Your Bike Helmet to Work/School Day! Click here to submit a picture and/or personal story to be displayed on our website, in our publicaitons, and in the media coverage of this event!
PEDIATRICIANS, click here for more information. Click here for a flyer to distribute to patients.
PARTNERS, click here for a complete toolkit.
Material for EDUCATORS to help promote bicycle safety in your communities, Helmet Safety Flyer for Students, Sample Bike Helmet Lesson, Fit a Helmet Fact Sheet, Sample E-mail for Teachers.