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The Kohl’s

Safety

Center

The Kohl’s Safety Center

Emelia McAuliff

MPH Candidate, May 2008

• Acknowledgements:

– Nan Peterson, MS, RN

• Safe Kids, American Family Children’s Hospital

– Safe Kids Coalition Partners

– Riley Children’s Hospital

Acknowledgements

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Overview

• Burden of Injury

• Description of a new injury

prevention program: The Kohl’s Safety Center

• Conclusions

Burden of Injury• Leading cause of death for American Children

• In Wisconsin more than 80 child deaths resulted

from unintentional injury in 2006

• In Wisconsin, over 2,300 children were

hospitalized for unintentional injury in 2006

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Trends in Childhood

Injury Mortality

Trends in Childhood Injury Mortality in the

State of Wisconsin

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120

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year

Kohl’s Safety Center

• Goal

“..to increase attention to the public health

problem of injury, while improving access to

critical information, safety products and

services for parents and caregivers.”

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Scope of Service

• Three areas of focus– Provision of educational materials

– Hands on learning opportunity

– Safety products at cost (NACHRI and Safety 1st)

Available Products

• Home safety items

• Bike and ski helmets

• Car and booster seats

• Special Needs

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A Resource for Patients, Employees

and the Community…

• Target audience

– Focus on families throughout the region

• Services available to hospital staff

• Community presence

Logistics

• Location

• Hours

• Product purchasing

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Conclusions