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Johns Hopkins Safe Kids program offers helmets, car‑seat checks and school safety trainings to Polk County schools
Summary
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital representatives outlined a Safe Kids Florida Suncoast partnership that provides helmet fittings, car‑seat checks, teen driving education and other injury‑prevention services to Polk County Public Schools, and said schools can request visits through district staff.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital representatives told the Polk County School Board on Aug. 12 that their Safe Kids Florida Suncoast partnership provides helmet fittings, car‑seat checks, teen driving education and other injury‑prevention services to Polk County Public Schools. The presenters said the program offers in‑school visits, free helmets and educational materials and can be scheduled through district liaisons.
Petra Stanton, injury prevention program manager at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, said the coalition tracks the county’s leading causes of child injuries and deploys programming accordingly. “Typically … they…
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