Children’s Injury Prevention Fair

1. Children’s Injury Prevention Fair Betty Bowles Nelda Coleman Marty Gibson Lauren Jansen HS 5383 Program Development & Coordination Fall 2006

2. Introduction & Rationale • Injury is leading health indicator. (Healthy People, n.d.) • Unintentional injuries is leading cause of death in Texas in children under 14 years of age. (CDC, 2002) • “Put Prevention into Practice provides a clinical preventive systems approach which can be used as a model for the proposed program. (AHRQ, 2002)

3. Proposed Project • Children’s Injury Prevention Fair (CIPF) at Midwestern State University will provide education to reduce the risk of unintentional injury for children in Wichita Falls.

4. Purpose / Goal • To provide a wide variety of injury prevention methods through age-appropriate activities for children and guardians.

5. Process Objectives • 20 agencies will be recruited to provide activities • 5,000 promotional flyers will be distributed • >500 children & guardians will participate in the CIPF

6. Impact Objectives • >75% of children, using gaming formats will: • acknowledge that injuries are preventable • list 5 personal risk factors for injury • describe 1 preventive measure to reduce each risk factor • state the intent to employ preventive measures • demonstrate 1 technique that can prevent / reduce injuries • >75% of guardians will: • cite 5 preventive measures guardians can employ • identify 5 community agencies for prevention resources • describe 2 strategies to encourage preventive behaviors

7. Outcome Objective • By December 31, 2007, the unintentional injury rate for children in the Wichita Falls area, as measured by data collected by the Wichita County Health Department, will decrease by 10%.

8. Program Components • Communication & Awareness • Personal contact • Flyers to WFISD • Media involvement • Screening & Assessment • Injury risk appraisals • Age-appropriate activities • Education & Behavior Modification • Demonstrations • Activities / competitive games • Environmental Support • Community resources • Contracts, safety report cards, incentives

9. Program Success Factors • The program will be successful because of: • Established relationships within the community through the annual Community Health Fair • Ongoing provision of facilities and support by Midwestern State University

10. Program Cost • Start-up costs - $950 (in-kind) • Operating Costs - $7,692 • $7,140 (in-kind) • $552 • Total Costs - $8,642

11. Program Income • Income • Pfizer grant - $3,500 (reserve from 2006) • In-kind - $8,090 • Total Income - $11,590 • Net Income - $2,947 (reserve for 2008)

12. References Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2002). A step-by-step guide to delivering clinical preventive services: A systems approach. Retrieved September 5, 2006 from http://www.ahrq.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). National center for injury prevention and control. Retrieved September 6, 2006 from www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. Healthy People. (n.d.). What are the leading health indicators? Retrieved September 5, 2006 from www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm

13. “Put Prevention into Practice”