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SAFE KIDS
Suffolk County
Led by: Stony Brook University Medical Center
Coordinator: Susan Katz
T9, 085 University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY 11794
631-444-7470
 Welcome to SAFE KIDS Suffolk County. Our coalition involves partnerships with both public and private organizations whose sole purpose is to prevent death and injuries to children. Unintentional injuries are the number one killer of children with motor vehicle crashes taking center stage. Local statistics direct our efforts towards occupant protection programs, traumatic brain injury prevention strategies and water safety initiatives. The coalition is successful because of the many dedicated volunteers and professionals with a passion to protect children and assure they have the safest environment to grow and strive in.
Sincerely,
Susan Katz Coordinator
SAFE KIDS Suffolk County Coalition
Place Holder for Photo SlideShow of Suffolk County Safe Kids Activities
Suffolk County Safe Kids Activities
SAFE KIDS Suffolk County Coalition
strives to minimize death and injuries to children under the
age of 18 with the creation and implementation of programs
created through the identification of high risk pediatric
injury areas in our community. Injury areas targeted
include but are not limited to occupant protection, water,
bicycle, sports, fires and burns.
 The
SAFE KIDS Suffolk County Coalition is a structured group of diverse
individuals and organizations who have joined together to:
Provide leadership in the community in reducing childhood injury
Encourage community action
Achieve practical safety improvements through public policy development, regulatory changes and legislative initiatives
Raise overall community awareness about injury incidence and injury prevention through the media and public education
Serve as a means for institutional change
Have direct access to the community, offering pediatric educational programs and services
Interact with the community serving as the voice and listener regarding children's health needs
Distribute lifesaving products such as smoke detectors, bike helmets, and child safety seats
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Lead Organization
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Stony Brook
University Medical Center's highly skilled teams of physicians, nurses, nutritionists, physical therapists, laboratory technicians, social workers, and chaplains provide medical and support services to more than a half million Long Islanders. Our skilled, compassionate staff and our unique specialty services make us Long Island's first-choice hospital.
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Stony Brook
University Medical Center serves as the lead organization for the
Suffolk County Safe Kids Coalition.
SBUMC is Long Island's only university-based medical center offering the latest advances in medicine,
and are
actively enhancing medical knowledge through basic science and
clinical research.
SBUMC is dedicated to serving Long Islanders. As part of this
dedication, SBUMC provides many support and educational services at
the medical center and out in the community.
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