Childhood injury prevention is a critical mission of Providence Alaska Medical Center and the Children's Hospital at Providence. In 1987, Providence Alaska Medical Center became the lead agency in the state for Safe Kids Alaska. The mission of Safe Kids Alaska is "Preventing Childhood Injury in The Last Frontier" by addressing all unintentional, preventable injuries to Alaska's children 15 years and under. We are part of the Safe Kids Worldwide Campaign in Washington DC.
Children's safety fairs, snowmobile programs, bike rodeos and helmet education, child passenger safety (CPS) car seat certification and education programs and services, the annual International Walk to School Day "Walk This Way" program, fire safety, smoke detector and CO education, and Kid's Don't Float are a few of the health and safety programs available to children and adults throughout the state. Coalitions and Chapters of Safe Kids Alaska were established statewide.
The program is aided in its efforts by Providence's Safety Seal, a life-size character who has become the symbol of Providence injury prevention.
For more information about the following programs, contact Sara Penisten, RN, BSNS, CPST-I:
State Committee on Child Passenger Safety
Lead Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Instructor
CPS Instructor : Children With Special Healthcare Needs
