Injury Free Coalition for Kids

05/20/2026

We are joining our friends at in their day of action to bring awareness to e-bike safety! 🚲

✅ Did you know that e-bikes can go up to 28mph? That’s way faster than the speed of an average kid on a bike!
✅ It’s important parents and caregivers understand the different definitions and types of e-bikes so they can make a safe and informed choice about what they are giving kids.
✅ Most importantly, everyone on wheels should be wearing a helmet no matter how long or short their ride is. Make is a rule: no helmet, no wheels.
✅ Families can work with their teens to build trust and keep everyone safe with a safety agreement.

How much do you know about e-bikes and your own child’s readiness for one? 🚲🤔

05/12/2026

The public voting period of the Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke Media Contest has closed. Stay tuned to find out who were the top 3 favorite/winning entries.

05/08/2026

Last two days to vote for your favorite Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke Media Contest entries (ENDS May 9th). We are looking for the most impactful media pieces that can best help us increase awareness and prevent child death and injury from heatstroke after being left in a hot car unattended. In a moment, you can cast the deciding vote. here: https://www.injuryfree.org/heatstroke/vote.cfm

NoHeatstroke.org NYS Thruway Authority The National Road Safety Foundation NHTSA Kids and Car Safety National CPS Certification National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention

05/03/2026

Injury Free Coalition for Kids is accepting abstracts for Forging New Frontiers, the Coalition’s Annual Conference, to be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 4-6, 2026!

Submit your injury prevention related original research, program description, or program evaluation by May 31, 2026 to our website (🔗 in our bio!)!

We can’t wait to see your amazing work at the conference in December! 📆

05/01/2026

National Heatstroke Prevention Day ! From now to May 9th; vote for your favorite media piece which will be used all summer long to help increase awareness about this 100% preventable tragedy ! https://www.injuryfree.org/heatstroke/vote.cfm

04/29/2026

VOTING DAY 5: Help The National Road Safety Foundation and Injury Free pick the best media pieces to educate the public and highlight tips and best practices to PREVENT pediatric vehicular heatstroke. Please vote and share

Vote for your favorite entry in the Heatstroke Prevention Social Media Contest.

04/29/2026

Day 4 of Voting for your favorite media piece highlighting the dangers of leaving children in cars unattended. Public voting is through May 9th and we need you to help us decide which are the entries will be most impactful and effective at getting the word out about this 100% preventable tragedy https://www.injuryfree.org/heatstroke/vote.cfm

04/28/2026

Hello everyone! Please take a moment to vote for your favorite entries in the pediatric vehicular heatstroke media contest. Your participation can help raise awareness about this preventable tragedy. Unfortunately, we have already lost two babies this year due to being left unattended in hot cars. Let's work together to educate parents about this important public health issue. To vote, visit: https://www.injuryfree.org/heatstroke/vote.cfm. Thank youhttps://www.injuryfree.org/heatstroke/vote.cfm

Vote for your favorite entry in the Heatstroke Prevention Social Media Contest.

04/27/2026

Submissions for the Vehicular Heat Stroke Social Media Campaign Contest are in and WOW! 👀 The trainees really delivered! Now we need YOU to vote on your favorite submission! 🗳️ People’s Choice Award will get bragging rights and it will be used to help settle any ties that come up during when our Social Media Committee judges the submissions.

Share with your friends! 🔗 in our bio, stories, and of course on our website injuryfreekids.org. May the best social media campaign win! 🥇

04/25/2026

Not only is it it is also the last day of National Playground Safety Week! Therefore, we are highlighting a recent publication from Jyu et al looking at pediatric fracture patterns (aka broken bones)due to consumer products. They found that most of these broken bones happen at home from falls or while playing sports.

Playgrounds are a common place to get a broken bone. While these injuries have declined over time due to improved safety standards, consumers products remain a common cause of broken bones in kids.