{"id":32207,"date":"2023-06-01T08:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/?p=32207"},"modified":"2023-06-02T09:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:10:41","slug":"safe-kids-oklahoma-summer-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/safe-kids-oklahoma-summer-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Kids Oklahoma Summer Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Safe Kids Oklahoma team is reaching children and families throughout the state this summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June is National Safety Month and the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/departments\/community-health\/safe-kids-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe Kids Oklahoma<\/a> is gearing up for summer events to raise awareness of safety issues that affect children and families throughout Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe Kids Oklahoma has been expanding their outreach to rural areas and underserved populations. Recently, Safe Kids Day at the Oklahoma City Zoo had two new booths: one that focused on supporting Hispanic families in the community with many materials in Spanish, and a booth offering injury prevention ideas for families of children with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe Kids Oklahoma also recently collaborated with Safe Kids Na-i-sha to train Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians in eight rural tribal communities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<ul><div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Wewoka Indian Health Clinic<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Indian Health Service<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Kiowa Tribe Head Start<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Apache Tribe Health Programs<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Comanche County Health Department<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Comanche Nation<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Kiowa Tribe Head Start<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many of these organizations will be distributing car seats to families within their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe Kids will host a Car Seat Check on June 19th from&nbsp;10am &#8211; 12pm at the Piedmont Fire Department (314 Edmond Rd NW, Piedmont, OK&nbsp; 73078).&nbsp; Be sure to check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/safekidsoklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe Kids Oklahoma Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;page for information on Car Seat Checks in your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team will also be hosting Safe Kids Day in Anadarko on June 23rd from 9 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. at<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Iscani Community Pool &amp; Aquatic Center (103 E Coronado Cir, Anadarko, OK\u00a0 73005). This event will feature Injury prevention booths covering a variety of topics, and a car seat event to support new CPS technicians in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in Oklahoma City, look for the new CPS van in the Bethany Freedom Fest Parade, Saturday July 1st!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Safe Kids Oklahoma&nbsp;<strong>Bike &amp; Pedestrian Safety Program<\/strong>&nbsp;will be visiting many summer programs in the Oklahoma City Public Schools, YMCAs, Libraries, and Childcare organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer is also a great time to focus on ATV safety!&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethanychildrens.org\/departments\/community-health\/atv-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATV Ride Safe Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;has several dates over the summer for rider courses at Zink Scout Ranch in Skiatook, OK. Please email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bklumpp@bethanychildrens.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bklumpp@bethanychildrens.org<\/a>&nbsp;if you are interested in a hands-on course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe Kids Oklahoma Director of Injury Prevention, Elizabeth Koldoff, urges, &#8220;Summer is a season to be outdoors with friends &amp; family and make great memories. Every child deserves a safe summer \u2013 so don\u2019t learn safety by accident! Keep safety in mind so a wonderful time doesn\u2019t turn into a tragedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Safe Kids Oklahoma team is reaching children and families throughout the state this summer. 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