Florida Department of Health Safe Kids Program

Each year, approximately one out of 10 Florida children, ages 19 and under, are injured seriously enough to require a visit to the emergency department or admission to the hospital for medical treatment.
The mission of Safe Kids Florida is to prevent and reduce the number of unintentional injuries and deaths of Florida’s children.

The Florida Department of Health is the lead organization for Safe Kids Florida.

There are currently 15 local Safe Kids coalitions covering 42 counties throughout the state. To improve our collective impact on unintentional childhood injury prevention, local Safe Kids coalitions in Florida, working with Safe Kids Florida and Safe Kids Florida Advisory Board, developed a strategic plan to guide efforts.

Promotes awareness and education among parents, caregivers, and other child injury prevention advocates.
Supports public policies and programs that reduce injuries among children and youth.
Provides safety education to children and youth in the major risk areas of traffic safety, water safety, fire safety, poisoning (including medicines), falls prevention, and suffocation.