Bicycle Safety
Riley Riders and Striders Bike and Pedestrian Safety Manual
Sponsoring department: Community Education
Recognized nationally with an Honorable Mention by the Secretary of Transportation's
Community Partnership Awards Program, this project provides a resource package to
educators statewide interested in planning and presenting a bike and/or pedestrian
safety course in local communities to children, ages 6-12. The resource package provides
local educators statewide with guidelines, course resources, and teaching materials.
Moving Special Kids Safely
Sponsoring department: Community Education
A model program, based on the department's research study, has been piloted for
replication by children's hospitals and rehabilitation centers nationwide. A video,
manual, and slide presentation are available to assist partners in developing a program
to provide children with disabilities access to adapted bikes and bike safety training.
Bike and Pedestrian Safety Course Trainings
Sponsoring department: Community Education
Training workshops are provided to community educators of all ages on how to plan and
present bike and pedestrian safety courses for children from preschool through grade 6.
Special Presentations of Bike and Pedestrian Courses
Sponsoring department: Community Education
Bike and pedestrian safety courses are conducted throughout the spring, summer, and fall
in collaboration with community partners across the state in a wide variety of locations.
Burn Education and Prevention
Tiller 7 Safe House
Sponsoring department: Community Education
Fully restored 60-foot long tiller ladder truck supports a two-story fire safety house.
This mobile fire escape house is the only one of its kind. Recognized nationally by the
National Safety Council with an Award of Commendation as an outstanding statewide fire
safety education program and locally with a CASPER Award from the United Way of Central
Indiana, the Tiller 7 Safe House visits communities across the state to teach preschoolers
and early elementary school age children fire safety prevention and evacuation skills.
Preschool Learn Not to Burn
Sponsoring department: Community Education
Orientation workshops are offered to preschool educators across
Indiana to use the
National Fire Protection Association's Learn Not to Burn Preschool Program as part of
the Healthy Child Care Indiana initiative. A statewide network of super trainers are
available to conduct orientation workshops that introduce childcare providers to the
dangers of fire and to teaching strategies and resources. Over 600 childcare providers
have participated in the Orientation workshops.
Playground Safety
Dirty Dozen presentation
Sponsoring department: Community Education
In 1997, an estimated 211,000 children ages 14 and under were treated in hospital
emergency rooms for playground equipment-related injuries. A slide program presentation
focusing on the twelve leading hazards on playgrounds is available as an education
program to guide teachers and community leaders in developing or evaluating safe and
accessible playgrounds.
Indiana SAFE KIDS
Sponsoring department: Automotive Safety
Child Passenger Safety
Sponsoring department: Automotive Safety
Safe Communities
Sponsoring department: Automotive Safety
Indiana Partnership to Prevent Firearm Violence
Sponsoring department: Pediatrics
Kiwanians in Direct Support (KIDS) for Riley
A collaboration between the Indiana District of Kiwanis International and Riley Hospital
for Children, this initiative provides four different volunteer opportunities for Kiwanis
club members to provide direct support to Riley Hospital through:
- Kiwanis-EMSC Medical Bag Project,
- the Bike Safety Committee,
- the NICU Welcome Desk, and
- Reach Out Indiana (Kiwanians provide services, including transportation and
childcare for siblings, to families of Riley patients).
[Keywords: bicycle safety, pedestrian safety, burn education, burn prevention,
playground safety, child passenger safety]
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