National Injury Prevention Day 2020 - Virtual Courses

Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New York (Children's)

Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2020
Time: 10: 00 AM -4:30 PM

Location: Register and Connect via zoom
Organizer/Sponsor: Hosted by Brooklyn Public Library

Amid the COVID 19 pandemic children are dealing with another crisis. Firearms, motor vehicle crashes, poisonings, drownings, fires, and a lack of safe equipment and tools are taking their lives. Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability for children 1-18 years old. Every day, 20 children die from preventable injuries—resulting in more deaths than all other diseases combined. The good news is that many of those injuries are preventable with the use of education, good safety practices, proper equipment, and the implementation of strong legislation. For this reason, on November 18th, the Division of Pediatric Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and the Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention (CCISP) at the Mailman School of Public Health will join trauma centers across the nation to launch the country’s first National Injury Prevention Day.

Join New York-Presbyterian - Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, and Injury Prevention experts from across NYC for virtual Injury Prevention Day Classes talking about injury prevention topics throughout the day for parents, grandparents, and children. Tune in and register for courses

Contact Information

DiLenny Roca, MPH
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Division of Pediatric Surgery
NY Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
917-882-4810