Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Atlanta
Injury Free Coalition for Kids
Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital
Grady Health System
Programs
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The Injury Free Coalition for Kids - Atlanta site is a coalition of institutions and organizations dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. The coalition members include: Grady Health System, Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital, Fulton County Health Department, Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery of Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics of Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta Housing Authority Community, Allstate Foundation Southeast Regional Office, CDC - Center for Injury Prevention and the H.J. Russell and Company.
The program is funded by the Governors Office of Highway Safety. The program is based out of Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital (HSCH), the freestanding children's hospital component of the Grady Health System (GHS). The Grady Health System is operated by the Fulton Dekalb Hospital Authority for the care of the indigent patients of those two counties. The population served by HSCH is largely minority (over 90% African-American) and indigent (approximately 75% insured by Medicaid). Approximately 60,000 emergency room visits are made to HSCH each year, as well as over 10,000 appointment visits to primary and subspecialty clinics. The Grady Memorial Hospital (GMH) of GHS has the only a Level 1 trauma center in the region.
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Atlanta’s primary objective is to reduce the number of injuries among our pediatric population. This objective is accomplished by the development and delivery of community and hospital based interventions, prevention programs, and research. Our outreach and safety promotion efforts through our community and hospital based intervention and prevention programs are carried out through the following major initiatives:
- Home Safety: Baby Safety Shower & Safety House Program
- Car Seat Distribution and Instruction (Watch the video)
- Occupant Safety Certification Training
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Contact Info
Ana Everett, MPA
49 Jessie Hill Jr. Drive
Box 26020
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-616-1403
aevere3@emory.edu