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LOCAL RESOURCES FOR INJURY PREVENTION
Direct Services to parents
- Car Seat Checking stations - Safe Kids - Free - 704-336-7233
- Parent safety classes for newborns - MEDIC - Free
- Parent safety class - Family Center - Fee
- Smoke detectors - Charlotte City - 704-336-2697. Mecklenburg county call 704-336-2154.
- CO detectors - limited by referral only - Charlotte City - 704-336-2697. Mecklenburg county call 704-336-2154.
- Alive at 25 teen driving program - Health and Safety Council - 704-334-7242
- Gun locks - Sheriff's office - 704-336-3664
- Poison center number - 1-800-222-1222
- For teen issues - Teen Health Connection (parenting, counseling) - Teen Health Connection - 704-446-TEEN
Specific classed that are offered.
- To expand your injury prevention information to parents, Carolinas Medical Center's Center for Injury Prevention Control and MEDIC have a kid tips program
that can be offered to parents and a child passenger safety class. Contact information is below. These are offered in the community and may be available at your
site.
- If you are a parent and interested in your child's teacher providing injury prevention information, they can contact the fire department for free training on
the national risk watch program that gives curriculum and resources on injury prevention to teachers for utilization in classrooms Pre-K through 5th grade.
- The Poison Center has a curriculum specifically for people who want to offer poison prevention classes to parents. For more information visit
www.ncpoisoncenter.org.
- The Family Center has a variety of parenting and safety classes. For a list of current offerings call 704-376-7180.
Website Information on safety locally
Website information nationally
Local Injury Prevention Contacts
Carolinas Center for Injury Prevention- 704-355-7098
Charlotte Mecklenburg SAFE KIDS- 704-336-7233
MEDIC- 704-943-6000
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