Safety Health Education   Delaware County Safe Communities /Safe Kids Coalition   The Delaware General Health District is the lead agency of the Delaware County Safe Communities/Safe Kids Coalition.  The SC/SK Coalition is composed of local agencies, private organizations, and concerned citizens who are interested in making Delaware County the safest it can be.  The SC/SK Coalition’s main focus areas include reducing unintentional childhood injuries and fatalities and reducing motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities. Click here for a list of our coalition members.  What is the difference between Safe Communities and Safe Kids? At Coalition events around the county, many Delaware County residents ask, “What is the difference between Safe Communities and Safe Kids?” Safe Communities is overseen by the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) and focuses on reducing motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities in all populations. Some of the programs Delaware County Safe Communities is involved with include reducing underage drinking (Prom Promise; Parents Who Host Lose The Most), increasing seatbelt use (What’s Holding You Back?), and reducing impaired driving (Drugged and Drunk Driving Awareness Month; You Drink and Drive, You Lose). Safe Kids is overseen by Safe Kids Worldwide (based in Washington, DC) and focuses on reducing unintentional injuries and fatalities in children under 14. Some of the programming that Delaware County Safe Kids is involved with include bicycle safety (Cranium Crusaders), child passenger safety (National Child Passenger Safety Week; car seat checks), and pedestrian safety (Walk To School Day/Week). There is some overlap between the two programs. Safe Communities and Safe Kids both participate in National Child Passenger Safety Week and Walk to School Day.

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