Experienced faculty include local Safe Communities practitioners, as well as state and regional traffic safety and injury control officials who can offer resources and technical assistance for team participants. For more information on course availability in your area, contact your State highway safety office or the Safe Communities Service Center. Kids and adults join Elmo and other favorite Sesame Street characters as they sing, dance, and tutor the audience on the importance of wearing safety belts. Trained, certified nurses are available after each performance to teach safe seating techniques and provide detailed child safety seat demos. The tour has visited or is scheduled in Dearborn, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Nashville, Denver, New York, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco in 1998.
Initiative addresses community health needs.
The group has seven primary goals including engaging the community and creating networks to translate ideas into actions. A New preschool program has also been recently introduced. The programs address pedestrian, motor vehicle, tricycle, bicycle, skateboard, playground and violence related injury prevention for young children. Corporations attend safety meeting. Health group advancing Safe Communities.