Injury Prevention & Safe Kids
Hours and Location
- Office Hours
- Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Location
- 3140 N St, 2nd Floor, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
- Tel
- 402-441-8046
Please call for more information.
32,440 Lancaster County residents each year receive treatment in Lincoln emergency departments for an unintentional injury, the leading cause of death for Lancaster County residents 1-34 years of age. The Injury Prevention Program monitors injury levels in our community and mobilizes resources to address leading causes of injury.
Prevention activities from our program include:
- Coordinates and schedules monthly child car seat inspections
- Providing bike and pedestrian safety resources to schools and community groups
- Conducts training for childcare providers on choking, poison prevention, and electrical safety
- Coordinates coaches clinics to educate volunteer youth sports coaches on concussion, and other sports injury prevention
- Offer swimming pool safety seminars for residents who have or use "backyard" pools or spas
- Sponsor community smoke alarm installation efforts to reduce the numbers of residential fires
The Injury Prevention Program was involved in installation of 130 count down pedestrian traffic signals at high risk locations in the City. An older adult fall prevention series was developed to educate residents of public housing facilities.
Our program accomplishes these and various other injury prevention efforts by working with businesses, civic groups, faith-based organizations, and other City Departments in a coordinated manner which maximizes our combined resources.
