Community Education Classes/Programs
White County Memorial Hospital provides knowledgeable speakers that go into the classroom and local Emergency Medical Services to speak on the following areas:
- Shaken Infant Syndrome
- Safe Haven Law
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Child Passenger Safety
- Poison Safety
- Child Abuse
- Rail Road Crossing Safety
We also have:
Safe Sitter
White County Memorial Hospital has been a teaching site since March 1995. We have 5 instructors that have served over 500 students since starting. Boys and girls age 11 to 13 may attend. Safe Sitter is a medically accurate babysitting training program founded by Dr. Patricia Keener from Indianapolis in 1980.
Safe Sitter teaches:
- Life-Threatening Emergencies
- Business and Ethical Aspects of Babysitting
- Safety for the Babysitter and the Children
- Injury Prevention
- Basic First Aid
- How to Care for Children
- Behavior Management
Classes are one day from
9:00a to 4:00p
with a small ceremony for the students and parents.
Cost is
$30.00
with scholarships available. Classes are held 5 to 6 times a year.
Next Class: to be announced
Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of injury related deaths among children ages 14 and under, more than 1400 child occupants died in 2005. In Indiana over 5,000 child injuries occurred in motor vehicle crashes in 2007, 49 of which were fatal.
One reason cited from Automotive Safety, Riley Children's Hospital for the high number of injuries and fatalities is because children are still traveling in motor vehicles unrestrained or not properly restrained in Indiana. As many as nine out of every ten child safety seats are misused in Indiana, which mirrors national trend.
White Count Memorial Hospital permanent fitting station offers a free service that allows parents, caregivers and grandparents to call for an appointment with a child passenger safety technician to inspect the safety seat for recalls and damage, provide education about Indiana child passenger law and their seat, and ending with assistance to install their seat into the vehicle.
Contact Sharon Hartwell to schedule an appointment 574.583.5152
Safe Kids White County
White County Memorial Hospital is home to one of 27 local Safe Kids chapters across Indiana. The Indiana Safe Kids Coalition was launched on May 1, 1997 as a statewide initiative by the Automotive Safety Program at Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children through funding provided by the Indiana Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving Office of Traffic Safety. White County Memorial Hospital is the lead agency for the Safe Kids Chapter and includes members from White County Sheriff's Department and Monticello Fire Department.
The Safe Kids Chapter and local volunteers and agencies work together to provide public education and partnerships to prevent unintentional injuries to children from birth to age fourteen. Areas include:
- Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Pedestrian Injuries
- Fire and Scald Burns
- Bike Crashes
- Drownings
- Poisoning and Choking
- Unintentional Shootings
- Falls
We are looking for community members to join our Safe Kids Chapter. If interested please contact Sharon Hartwell at 574.583.5152.
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