About the Initiative
Protect the Ones You Love: Child Injuries Are Preventable is a CDC initiative to raise parents' awareness about the leading causes of child injury in the United States and how they can be prevented. Working together, we can keep our children safe and help them live to their full potential.
Overview ( 
1.20MB, 2 pages) 
Burns ( 
Falls ( 
Road Traffic Injuries ( 
Promotional Flyer For Participating Organizations ( 
Promotional Flyer For Parents ( 
Poster (26" by 20") ( Child Injury Prevention Video
On December 11, 2008, the Injury Center brought together a network of professionals to look at how policy, communications/media outreach, and national and local programs can be used to empower parents in their efforts to protect children. Watch a video of the highlights of the meeting; the following speakers are featured:
Ileana Arias, PhD (CDC’s Injury Center)
Nancy Baker (Safe Kids USA Parent Advocate)
Diane Debrovner (Parents Magazine)
H. Garry Gardner, MD, FAAP (Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics)
Lindsey Myers (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
Alan Korn (Safe Kids USA)
John Drees (Lawrence Memorial Hospital)
Participating Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics*
American Association of Poison Control Centers*
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs*
Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital *
Children’s Safety Network National Resource Center *
Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma *
Colorado Injury Control Research Center*
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment*
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Johns Hopkins University, Department of International Health, Injury Research Unit *
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene*
National Association of Child Care Resource
& Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)*
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)*
National Fire Protection Association*
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Safe Routes to School National Partnership*
Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR)*
Society for Public Health Education, Unintentional Injury and Violence Prevention*
State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA)*
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center*
University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center*
- Page last reviewed: January 22, 2009
- Page last updated: January 22, 2009
- Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS F-63
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
