About Us

Over the last two decades, unintentional childhood injury has been the leading killer of children 14 and under in the United States. The major injury risks for children of this age are: Motor vehicle injuries; Fires and burns; Drownings and near drownings; Poisonings and chockings; Unintentional shootings; and Falls.

Safe Kids Kalamazoo County is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing accidental injury. Safe Kids Kalamazoo County was founded in 1989 and is led by the Children's Hospital at Bronson.

Despite the fact that there has been a dramatic 45% reduction in childhood injuries in the USA unintentional, injury is still the number one killer of America's children.

The mission of Safe Kids Kalamazoo County is to reduce death and injury to children in the community by raising community awareness, participating in school and community events, providing education programs, initiating public policy changes, monitoring product safety and distributing safety devices.

Ensuring the safety of the children around us takes a team effort. Collaboration of Safe Kids Kalamazoo County with local hospitals, physicians, paramedics, public and private schools, Colleges/Universities, law enforcement, fire service, policy makers, and local businesses has provided resources to ensure that essential injury prevention programs reach the broadest possible audience and that efforts are not duplicated.