Effectiveness of Safety and Injury Prevention Training Workshops for Early Childcare Providers

Abstract

Purpose: Unintentional injuries are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality among young children in the US. Ten percent of these injuries occur while in early childcare settings. Because of these statistics the AAP Healthy Futures project developed curriculum on injury prevention for early childcare providers. The goal of our project was to use the curriculum to educate early childcare providers about safety, to involve pediatric trainees in the process thereby educating them, and to promote partnerships between our AAP chapter …