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

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)

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.

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

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

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

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%.

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

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

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

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)

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). National center for injury prevention and control. Retrieved September 6, 2006 from Healthy People. (n.d.). What are the leading health indicators? Retrieved September 5, 2006 from

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