• National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration – Access extensive information and resources relating to motor vehicle safety, including a comprehensive section on child passenger seat ease-of-use ratings.
• Governor’s Office of Highway Safety – Learn about resources available from the state of Georgia to promote safety on the road.
• Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute – Read about motor vehicle safety resources, particularly with regard to child passenger safety and programs for teenagers.
• Buckle Up America – Learn about a variety of motor vehicle safety topics.
• SafetyBeltSafe USA – Access extensive information pertaining to child passenger safety and car seats.
• Car Seat Check – Learn about car seat safety and locate local resources for car seat inspection.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute – Review extensive information pertaining specifically to helmet safety and best practices.
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center – Explore videos and other materials pertaining to bicycle safety.
• Georgia Safe Routes to School – Learn how the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative helps communities and neighborhoods make walking and bicycling to school safe.

Fire Safety

• National Fire Protection Association – Review educational materials designed to reduce fire deaths, injuries, and property loss.
• U.S. Fire Administration – Learn tips for fire prevention and access educational materials for children.
• Sparky the Fire Dog – Visit online games for kids that teach about fire prevention.
• FIREPROOF Children / Prevention First – Explore training materials and programs designed to prevent juvenile firestarting.
• Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation – Review programs designed to provide fire safety and prevention education, support medical facilities and assist burn survivors in their recovery.

Water Safety

• Pool Safely – Explore a comprehensive library of brochures, reports, videos and checklists on pool and spa safety for the general public, including parents and families.
• National Safe Boating Council – Review online materials and training opportunities pertaining to boating safety.
• National Water Safety Program – View online videos and safety tips related to boating and swimming safety.
• US Coast Guard – Learn about water safety through a comprehensive assortment of videos, images and online training materials.
• American Red Cross – Access training materials and classes related to water and boating safety.
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Explore educational materials regarding hunting, fishing, boating and other outdoor recreational activities.

Poison Safety

• Georgia Poison Center – Learn about common poison hazards and receive support/guidance in a poison emergency.
• Poison Prevention Week Council – Connect with resources for prevention of unintentional poisoning.
• Healthy Homes Program – Learn about U.S. government efforts to address a variety of housing-related environmental health and safety concerns including: mold, lead, allergens, asthma, carbon monoxide, pesticides and radon.
• American Association of Poison Control Centers – Read advice about preventing accidental poisoning and locate resources for emergency poison care.
• Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program – Connect with resources for preventing lead poisoning.

Infant & Child Safety

• Safe Kids Worldwide – Learn best practices for preventing injuries to children.
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Review tips on childhood injury prevention and handling medical emergencies.
• American Academy of Pediatrics – Review comprehensive information re: health maintenance and injury prevention for children.
• Children’s Safety Network – Learn about national injury prevention programs.
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine – Read about efforts to promote and support breastfeeding and human lactation.
• First Candle – Learn about safety during pregnancy the first years of life, with particular focus on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID).
• National Sudden & Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Project IMPACT – Learn about resources and best practices for keeping children safe during pregnancy and infancy.
• The National SUID / SIDS Resource Center – Connect with resources for preventing sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant death syndrome.
• Keeping Babies Safe – Learn best practices re: crib and infant sleep safety.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Stay abreast of product safety issues.
• National Recreation and Parks Association – Learn about playground safety.
• Safe Sitter – Read about this resource for teaching important safety skills to babysitters.
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Safe Swaddling – Learn benefits of swaddling and how to do it safely.

Sports Safety

• National Athletic Trainer’s Association – Read tips on preventing sports-related injuries, including from overuse.
• American College of Sports Medicine – Learn about sports-related injury prevention.
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons – Learn in-depth injury prevention techniques across a wide spectrum of sports and recreational activities.
• National Alliance for Youth Sports – Explore how to develop an emergency action plan for your youth sports team.

Farm Safety

• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids –  Review educational resources created to prevent farm-related health hazards, injuries, and fatalities to children and youth.
• National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety – Learn injury prevention techniques for children in farm settings.

Teen Drug Abuse Prevention

• Parents – The Anti-Drug – Identify warning signs and prevent teenage drug abuse, including threat from family medicine cabinets (prescription and over-the-counter drugs).

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