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Who We Are
Who
Country Kidsafety Network has been initiated by Farm Safety Association in partnership with Safe Kids Canada. The Network is focused on rural child safety and dedicated to preventing unintentional injuries. Our mission is to “promote rural safety for children” with a grand vision of “a rural environment where children can live, play and grow free of injury and illness”.
Why
As a network, we realized that there is very little available education and awareness material aimed at informing adults how to ensure children partake in safe activities in rural Ontario. Statistics show that a significant number of fatalities and injuries on Ontario farms are of children under the age of 16yrs. The Country Kidsafety Network believes that the vast majority of these tragic injuries are not the result of accidents or “acts of fate”. They are predictable and preventable. We believe that the adults responsible for our young people can, with awareness and education resources, provide a healthy and safe environment for our children to live and grow while enjoying many of the activities that make rural lifestyles so appealing.
How
Children can and should be active so they can play and learn, but they can do this by keeping safety top of mind. This means wearing helmets when cycling, obeying traffic signals when crossing roadways and buckling up when traveling in a vehicle. For young children, it is the adults in their lives who can ensure they wear the safety gear, as well as evaluate and identify hazards and risks. Adults play the roles of educator, supervisor and behavior models as children learn to live with the hazards around them. The Country Kidsafety Network strives to take this one step further for rural children, who are exposed to additional injury risks due to the environments they live in which often involve farm machinery and large animals.
What
The newsletter will, on a quarterly timetable, provide awareness introductions to key topics that will be supported and expanded on the website. As part of the Network our website, www.countrykidsafety.net, will be an integral component of disseminating information to all members. The Network will function through the generous support of corporate sponsorship and a network of supporting organizations assisting across Ontario to get our materials distributed.
The Country Kidsafety Network would like to thank for your interest and see you as a critical member of the Network. If you would like more information or find how you can support the Network please contact us.
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