By Saskatchewan Prevention Institute

Prevention is the Best Medicine

National Injury Prevention Day

Jun 20, 2019 | 9:17 AM

July 5, 2019 is National Injury Prevention Day

Parachute Canada, a leading organization in injury prevention, has declared July 5 to be National Injury Prevention Day.

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, a provincial, non-profit organization, provides information and resources on various injury topics for families and professionals. The Prevention Institute, through its Child Injury Prevention Program, has partnered with Parachute to promote National Injury Prevention Day locally to raise awareness around the importance of injury prevention.

Injuries remain a leading cause of death and disability for children in Canada. Each year in Saskatchewan, there are approximately 69 injury-related deaths of children and youth under the age of 20, and for each child who dies there are over 1,500 injury-related hospitalizations (based on 2004-2013 statistics). Yet we know that most injuries are predictable and preventable. We need your help to raise awareness and share information on the prevention of serious childhood injuries on the road, at home, and at play.

Across Canada, major landmarks will be lighting up in green to help raise awareness to support the goal of a Canada free of serious injuries.

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For more information on preventing childhood injuries, visit www.skprevention.ca/safety or contact Cara Zukewich, Child Injury Prevention Coordinator, at 306-651-4316 or czukewich@skprevention.ca. Information on the national event can be found at http://parachutecanada.org/nipd.