Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Meeting Minutes

Thank you to our guest speaker, Nate Peters. He brought the Mentor Fire Department Water Safety Unit for our members to tour. If you would like more information about the Water Safety Unit, please contact the Mentor Firefighters Historical Association at 440.299.0202 or mentorfiremuseum@yahoo.com.

Welcome to the Rainbow Injury Prevention Center staff member – Alicia Valle! She will be working as our Office Manager and our graphic designer. She has an impressive background in graphic design and we are very excited to have her on our team!

Old Business

· Poison Prevention Week – Thank you to all that participated during Poison Prevention Week (March 18-24). With your help we made 4,498 contacts, passed out 9,473 pieces of literature and had 31 Poison Poster Contest entries.

·  East Cleveland Seat Belt Coalition – at the meeting on March 15 they set dates for the Teen Click It For a Ticket (May 11 at Shaw), Click It or Ticket Kickoff (May 19, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center) and Teen Summit (September 8 at Shaw).

· National Public Health Week – April 2-8. We partnered with Cleveland Department of Public Health and we provided outreach/education on seat belt safety and Click It or Ticket to over 1,000 people.

· Distracted Driving Awareness Month – Thank you to all that got the distracted driving message out last

New Business

· Bicycle Safety – fill out the attached order form  to receive materials 

o     Materials available include: helmet incentive program prizes for riders caught wearing helmets for law enforcement; curriculum CD for schools/organization that features lesson plans, activities, worksheets (word scramble, crossword puzzle, helmet design, word search, etc.), parent information, etc.; “Ride to School Week” (May 7-11) kit that includes ideas for different rides to get community involved, worksheets, and additional information; handouts/brochures for parents 

o     Kick off event – May 5 at Ahuja Medical Center from 9am-1pm. Bicycle helmet giveaway, traumatic brain injury awareness activities, car seat check, motorcycle safety demonstration 

o     Capstone event – Wild Ride at the Zoo – May 12 from 5:30pm-8:30 pm. Bicycle ride through the zoo, bicycle safety activities, etc. 

· Bulk Bike Helmet Sales – order forms are attached. 

o     $8.50 for Bell Helmet. $9.50 for Bell True-Fit Helmets

o     A minimum of 12 helmets must be ordered. Payments must be received with order and please submit one check per order. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Sizes include: toddler (male & female), child (male & female), youth (male & female), adult s/m (unisex) and adult m/ (unisex). 

 Updated order forms available. Bike helmet measuring tapes are also available. 

 ·Prom – Teen Traffic Safety Programming – material order form  attached
o     Partnering with KISS-FM and Tuxedo Junction to distribute pocket cards. You can use these cards, as well. Ideas for distribution: include with prom ticket, distribute to local dress and floral shops, insert with after prom materials, etc. 

o     Prom “idea” kits are available. Ideas included are valet dad, posters and materials for restrooms, hiring a driver, etc.  

o     We also have access to mock crash guides, Vince & Larry costumes and Roll-over Convincer. Contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) for availability. 

· Click It For A Ticket – Thank you to the schools that are participating. 

· Motorcycle Safety Events – We need assistance at multiple events during the summer. Contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) to sign up to help. 

· Click It or Ticket

o  Buckle Up for Burgers – May 17 from 10:30 am-1pm at Sonic in Parma and Mayfield Heights – We need assistance. If you are able to help, please contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@uhhospitals.org) 

o  Kickoff – May 19 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center. We will be having a balloon launch, line dancing, Zumba, health snacks. Appearances by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge and Mayor Gary Norton. 

o  It’s OK2Nag – Fox 8 and WQAL will launch a person-to-person campaign to get the males in their lives to buckle up. Women encouraged to take a picture of the male(s) in their life buckled up for a chance to win a $500 gift card to Legacy Village and 6 tickets to the Fox 8 Suite to watch a Cleveland Indians game. 

o  Materials – banners, coasters, posters, social media CD (email blasts, newsletter content, Facebook and Twitter posts). Fill out order form for materials. 

· Water Safety – fill out an order form for materials
o  Partnering with Litehouse Pools to reach pool owners with pool safety info. Programs will include: bag stuffers, giveaways, speaking at pool opening classes, presence at Rib Burn Off and Facebook promotion. 

o  Materials that are available include brochures, handouts and stickers.  

o  If you are interested in being a part of the World’s Largest Swimming Day, please contact Mandy (mandy.thomas@uhhospitals.org)  

·   Parade the Circle – contact Mandy (mandy.thomas@uhhospitals.org) if you are interested in volunteering 

o  Saturday, June 9 at 11 am – 4 pm. Tent includes summer safety stations. Very interactive and fun! 

· Summer Safety – material order form  attached
o  Summer safety offerings include summer safety activity books, customizable press release CD and reserving summer safety cut-outs 

·  CBS Free Lunch – contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@uhhospitals.org) if you are interested in volunteering 

o  We have been invited to participate in four CBS free lunches: Wed. 6/13 at Star Plaza; Wed 7/18 at Williard Park; Wed., 8/22 at Williard Park; Wed., 9/12 at Star Plaza 

·   Hyperthermia – material order form  attached
o  Hyperthermia materials include handouts and posters. 

o  If you are involved in a daycare please contact Mandy (mandy.thomas@uhhospitals.org) to discuss potential ideas. 

·  Safe Kids Social Media – material order form attached
o  Safety topics include bicycle safety, boat/water safety, summer safety and hyperthermia. 

·   Safety Curricula available – material order form attached
o  Curricula available include water safety, pedestrian safety, bike safety, playground safety and sports safety. 

·  Buckle Your Beats

o  Encourages seat belt use among minority males ages 14-34.  

o  Grand prize winner will co-host “The Shut It Down Show” with Latin Assassin and the winning beat will be incorporated in the 9om mix show with DJ Steph Floss. 

o  Highlights to date: air and mobile Z107.9 radio; Facebook and Twitter posts; library, YMCA and community recreation center; two “record live” sessions; 13 entries so far. 

·  Keep Your Family Tight

o  Grand prize for the photo competitions is a 4-pack of tickets to the Stone Soul Picnic at Jacobs Pavilion on August 25. 

o  Photo submission is July 9 –July 27; voting is July 30-August 17 

·   Car Wash Toolkits – order form  for materials 

o  Includes auto floor placemats, auto air fresheners, flyers and car wash buckets 

·  Be a Booster Booster

o  After baseline surveys of booster seat use in communities, we will have direct mail pieces, car pool kits, billboards and physician outreach program. 

·  Substance Abuse Awareness – order forms available 

o  Fact sheets and toolkits on prescription drugs/painkillers, designer drugs, hallucinogens, inhalants, over-the-counter drugs and hand sanitizer 

·  Opiate Summit – May 7- 8 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center (350 North High Street, Columbus OH 43216) 

o  For more information, go to http://oacbha.org/2012-opiate-summit/

·  Seat Belts and Golf – please contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@uhhospitals.org) or Nikesha with ideas (nikesha.yarbrough@uhhospitals.org) month! If you used the materials or conducted an activity, please let us know.

Coalition Business

·  Activity Reports – available here

o       Need reports by 14^th of the month for funders. 

o       Submit reports by: 

·  Fax: 216.983.1180 

·  Email: chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org 

·  On-line: www.injurypreventioncenter.com/safe-kids/activity-reports 

Thanks to all for attending the meeting!

Thank you to AAA for hosting the meeting and providing a delicious lunch.

See you Tuesday, July 10 at the Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Headquarters – 4600 Valley Parkway, Fairview Park.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Meeting Minutes

Thank you to our guest speaker, Kim Lust from State Farm. She introduced a great new project, Celebrate My Drive, to rally around and support teens everywhere as they learn to drive. Cleveland was chosen as one of the 13 marquee event locations to host an event on Saturday, September 15. More information will be available soon.

Welcome to the new Rainbow Injury Prevention Center staff member – Felicia Adams! She will be working on the Occupant Protection Minority Grant. She has an impressive background in community outreach and we are very excited to have her on our team!

Old Business

• Super Bowl – Thank you to departments that participated!! Approximately 1.1 million people read, listened, tweeted, Facebook messaged or blogged about the campaign.
•  OVI Legal Update – the training was a huge success! Forty-nine judges and prosecutors attended this event on February 24.
•  Greater Cleveland Auto Show – thank you to everyone that volunteered. We saw ~250 children and their families.

New Business

St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Campaign  

• We need your help to pass on a Facebook message to local bars and carry-outs about finding a smart way home on St. Patrick’s Day. The Facebook message will lead people to the website where they will learn about enforcement on St. Patrick’s Day and information about designating a sober driver, calling a cab or anything safe ride. 
• Additional materials are also available including Safe Rides vouchers, coasters and posters. 

Poison Prevention Week – material order form 

• Education materials for classrooms: for preschools, Spike the Poison Prevention Pal with curriculum; for elementary school, poison prevention contest packet with curriculum and posters and Poison Inspector video with worksheets; for middle school students, PBS the News/The Medic video with curriculum; for older students in high school and college, emerging trends flyers and worksheets, “Legally Addicted” touring play (440.338.3171 or info@fairmountcenter.org to schedule a performance) and East Cleveland Reality tour on March 10 
• Links for poison education across a life span: preschool – www.upandaway.org; elementary school for poison poster contest – www.poisonprevention.org; middle school for Heads Up on Substance Abuse – www.scholastic.com; high school – www.teens.drugabuse.gov; college – www.pharmacy.osu.edu; adults – www.dontgetmestarted.org; seniors – www.knowyourdose.org  
• Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Disposal Take Back Day is Saturday, April 28 from 10 am-2 pm. For participating sites, www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html  
• Permanent RX Drug Drop Off Box Locations in Cuyahoga County: 
  • Rocky River PD – 21012 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, OH 44116 
  • Westshore Enforcement Bureau – 28000 Wolf Road, Bay Village OH 44140 
  • Fairview Park PD – 20777 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, OH 44126 
  • Westlake PD – 27300 Hilliard Blvd., Westlake OH 44145

Brain Injury Awareness – material order form 

• CD available with different resources on brain injury awareness including: concussion awareness fact sheets for parents, coaches and teachers from Safe Kids USA; fact sheets, poster/flyer, talking points for the media, sample website blurb and social media posts from Brain Injury Association; and concussion toolkit and concussion fact sheet from UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

Buckle Your Beats – Kick off event is Saturday, March 24 at Garfield Heights High School gymnasium (4900 Turney Road) at 6:30 pm.

• Encourages seat belt use among minority males ages 14-34.
• Listeners are encouraged to mix their own beats using seat belt sounds, upload it to www.zhiphopcleveland.com. Then listeners vote on their favorite and the winner gets to co-host the 7 at 7 Show with Latin Assassin.
• Interested in having the host Floyd Phillips and music producer, M. Stacks, coming to your school during lunch to have students record live for the contest? Contact Nikesha or Chrystal to sign your school up 216-983-1119.

Distracted Driving Awareness Month – fill out an order form

• Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America’s roadways. In 2009 alone, nearly 5,500 people were killed and 450,000 were injured in distracted driving crashes. It is not just a teen problem – 30 to 39-year-olds had the highest proportion of cell phone involvement.
• We have materials available for you to get the message into your community.
• For additional resources, please go to www.distracteddriving.gov

ADAP/SFST Training Dates

• Thursday, April 12 from 5-9 pm at Olmsted Falls Fire Department
• Tuesday, April 17 from 5-9 pm in Moreland Hills
• Space is limited. To register, contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org)

Sports Safety – April 22-28 – material order form  

• Materials available include: CD with sports safety curriculum, activity sheets (word scramble, matching activities, crossword puzzle, etc) and a parent packet; and sports safety activity book.
• We have two sports safety bean bag toss game available for you to borrow. Fill out order form to reserve

Playground Safety – April 22-28 – material order form     

• Materials available include: Curriculum CD with two lesson plans, worksheets and a checklist; playground safety brochures for parents; playground safety activity sheets (word scramble, maze, coloring book, etc.)

Prom – Teen Traffic Safety Programming – material order form

• Partnering with KISS-FM and Tuxedo Junction to distribute pocket cards. You can use these cards, as well. Ideas for distribution: include with prom ticket, distribute to local dress and floral shops, insert with after prom materials, etc.
• Prom “idea” kits are available. Ideas included are valet dad, posters and materials for restrooms, hiring a driver, etc.
• We also have access to mock crash guides, Vince & Larry costumes and Roll-over Convincer. Contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) for availability.

Click It For a Ticket – contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) if you are interested in participating

• Participating schools have to conduct activities to build interested before the event, contact local media about program, and conduct seat belt survey before and after event.
• Participating schools will receive $108 Best Buy gift card to raffle off, 200 tickets to be given to students caught buckled up, informational flyers for students not buckled up, prizes and talking points.

Ohio Youth Occupant Protection Conference – April 30-May 1 at the Holiday Inn in Dayton Fairborn. Registration forms are available and are due April 9.

CPS Technician Certification Class – April 18, 20, 27 and 28 at Independence Fire Department. Contact Tom Vilt (Thomas.vilt@UHhospitals.org) to register.

• Cost is $160 and includes materials, food and 2-year certification from Safe Kids Worldwide.

Mother’s Day Safety Initiative – material request form

• Materials available to remind moms to keep their children in boosters. Materials include bookmarks, coloring sheets, picture frames and other crafts.

• Mother’s Day at the Zoo – contact Tracey (tracey.stehura@UHhospitals.org) to volunteer on May 13

ODOT Pedestrian Safety Programs

• Walking School Bus Training – fill out registration form to learn more about how to have a walking school bus in your community.
• School Safety Contest – contest is designed to improve walking and biking knowledge. Any Ohio K-8 student, teacher or school is welcome to participate. Contest is until April 30, 2012. To learn more about the contest, see the contest rules.

Bicycle Safety – fill out the attached order form to receive materials

• Materials available include: helmet incentive program prizes for riders caught wearing helmets for law enforcement; curriculum CD for schools/organization that features lesson plans, activities, worksheets (word scramble, crossword puzzle, helmet design, word search, etc.), parent information, etc.; “Ride to School Week” (May 7-11) kit that includes ideas for different rides to get community involved, worksheets, and additional information; handouts/brochures for parents

Bulk Bike Helmet Sales

• $8.50 for Bell Bike Helmets. $9.50 for Bell True-Fit Helmets
• A minimum of 12 helmets must be ordered. Payments must be received with order and please submit one check per order. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Sizes include: toddler (male & female), child (male & female), youth (male & female), adult s/m (unisex) and adult m/ (unisex).
  • Updated order forms available. Bike helmet measuring tapes are also available.

Be a Booster Booster – material order form

• New campaign elements – direct mail pieces, car pool kits, PR opportunities with Britax and Bubble Bum
• Campaign elements in production – billboard, television and radio

Just Get it Across

• NHTSA program in Parma completed; seat belt usage increased from 58% to 83%.
• Now available in other communities through the Kohl’s Safe Rides for All Kids program. Current promotion with WMMS-FM and upcoming WWE RAW Super show. Grand prize for entering contest wins a meet & greet with Dolph Ziggler, autographed merchandise and Dolph’s personal tickets to the WWE RAW Super Show at the Q on March 12.
• Campaign is aimed to engage dads, increase seat belt use among young teens and grow database for future phases.

Retail Partnership Outreach – let us know who you know!

• Looking to expand to reach people with our safety messages. Interested in developing partnerships with retailers in following categories: playground equipment (Playground World, Step2), baby retailers (Berg’s Baby & Teen), toy stores (Playmatters), bicycle shops, etc.

Motorcycle Safety - 

• Quaker Steak & Lube Partnership – “MC Rider Question of the Week” is a campaign on Quaker Steak & Lube’s Facebook page to ask their fans questions and click through to the Motorcycle Operator Manual – Supplement To the Digest of Ohio’s Motor Vehicle Laws to learn more; Events at Quaker Steak & Lube throughout the summer
• WMMS promotion – “Rider Risk Perception” game on WMMS is designed to educated motorcyclists by showing them pictures and asking them to consider the risk in the scenario. Anyone who answers all ten questions correct will be entered in a contest to win concert tickets. Will be promoted through air mentions, banner ads, Facebook posts, etc. Program will run from beginning of May until the end of September.

Click It or Ticket – material request form 

• Cuyahoga County’s current seat belt use rate is 74%.  Ohio’s 84% and Nation’s 85%. Men (69%) and teenagers (65.8%) are a huge focus.   What works: primary enforcement, increased fines and penalties, consistent enforcement, high visibility enforcement and normative social pressure. Plans for CIOT include
  • Workplace seat belt initiative – working on developing a presentation and materials for local companies about the cost of employees not buckling up
  • Enforcement campaign – six days with three hour high visibility enforcement and increased signage
  • Fox 8 Social Norming Campaign to target women to get their men to buckle up
  • Balloon launches – contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) to get materials for a balloon launch in your community
  • Additional materials for distribution

Summer Safety – material order form 

• Summer safety offerings include summer safety activity books, customizable press release CD and reserving summer safety cut-outs

Keep Your Family Tight

• Family and faith-based program targeting African American and Hispanic communities to provide a foundation to integrate seat belt message, interweave seat belt use into family history or unique cultures and roles, and Positively Cleveland reunion kits

Seat Belt Promotions – contact Chrystal (chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org) to get materials Offering car wash kits to teen groups that are conducting car washes for fundraisers. Kit includes auto air-fresheners, paper floor mats, seat belt fit fact sheets and talking points.

• Corporate Partnerships – partnering with local car washes and dealerships to distribute seat belt themed auto air fresheners, paper floor mats and signage.

Safe Kids Social Media – material order form  attached

• Safety topics include poison prevention, playground safety, sports safety, bicycle safety and boating/water safety.

Coalition Business

  Activity Reports – available here Need reports by 14^th of the month for funders.

• Submit reports by:
  • Fax: 216.983.1180
  • Email: chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org
  • On-line: www.injurypreventioncenter.com/safe-kids/activity-reports

Thanks to all for attending the meeting!

Thank you to Fatima Family Center for hosting the meeting and providing a delicious lunch.

See you Tuesday, May 1 at AAA – 5700 Brecksville Rd., Independence!

Interested in learning more about having a Walking School Bus in your community? The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Program is offering Walking School Bus Training. In this training, you will learn what a walking school bus is, why does your community needs one, how to set up a program and other resources.

Description:A walking school bus or bicycle train both consist of groups of students accompanied by adults that walk or bicycle a pre-planned route to school. Routes can originate from a particular neighborhood or, in order to include children who live too far to walk or bicycle, begin from a parking lot. They may operate daily, weekly or monthly. Often, they are started in order to address parents’ concerns about traffic and personal safety while providing a chance for parents and children to walk or bicycle to school.

Who should attend? Local agency officials/employees and parents, teachers, public health educators, bicycle clubs, Safe Routes to School coordinators, law enforcement officers, and others who care about increasing the number of children that walk and bicycle to school.

Registration information:Registrations are accepted on first come, first serve basis. There is no cost to attend the training. No meals are provided.

If you are interested in attending the Walking School Bus Training, please click here for more information.

School Safety Contest

ODOT also has a school safety contest for students grades K-8.  The contest is designed to improve walking and biking knowledge. Any Ohio K-8 school child, teacher or school that meets the eligibility requirements is welcome to participate. The contest is from now until April 30, 2012.

How to win: Draw a picture. Invent a computer game. Do a rap! All students have to do is create a project that proves they understand how to be safe when walking or riding bikes to school. Students can make a video, conduct a science experiment, design a poster, publish a magazine, write a cheer, invent a safety device or come up with their own idea. There is NO LIMIT to creativity.

Prizes: Student winners will receive a new TREK bike or running schools. Teachers and school winners will receive a $1,000 reward award. Awards can be used for laptops, white boards other other classroom equipment/materials or school safety equipment as long as it supports school safety education in some way. Plus schools will receive opportunities to attending walking school bus and crossing guard trainings. 36 winners will be awarded from all over Ohio.

To learn more about the school safety contest, click here for the School Safety Contest website. To learn more about the rules, click here for a copy of the contest rules.

ODOT All-Ohio Show Choir

ODOT recruited high school students from around the state to create a safety song and video to help students walk and bike to school more safely. This first-of-its-kind, hip hop-style educational video intertwines dancing with safety demonstrations. To watch the ODOT All-Ohio Show Choir’s “Keep Safe Out the Door”, click here.

Winter Weather Increases Chances of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

As colder weather blankets the country, many are finding their blanket aren’t enough to keep warm. Many are suffering from power outages caused by adverse weather conditions and turning to alternative power sources for heat, such as portable generators and fuel-burning stoves or heaters. Here are some facts to consider when you decide to fire up your generator or stove:

 The most recent estimates show about 190 unintentional non-fire CO poisoning deaths associated with consumer products under CPSC’s jurisdiction, in 2008.

• Sixty percent or 114 of those deaths occurred during the colder months of November, December, January and February as people turned on furnaces, used generators during power outages or used fuel-burning space heaters more often than in other months.
• Generators have been associated with the most non-fire CO poisoning deaths for the years 2005 to 2008, with portable generators associated with 86 deaths in 2008.
• Seven more deaths were associated with the use of at least one other CO-producing product. There were an estimated 8 deaths in 2008 related to charcoal. 

 Find more information about generator safety and CO poisoning prevention at CPSC’s OnSaftey Blog.

 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also offers these free materials to help your community stay warm but avoid becoming a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning:

 Distribute these one-sided and two-sided door hangers and this poster in your neighborhoods.

 Add this audio PSA to your website, use it on your telephone messaging system or send it to your local radio station.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Westlake Recreation Center

Thank you to our speaker, Kris Fleck! She talked to us about the position of Drug-Free Action Alliance and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio about Marijuana as a medicine.  The Position Paper Kris discussed is enclosed.

2012 Meetings and Locations

•  March 6 – Fatima Family Center, 6600 Lexington Ave, Cleveland
•  May 1 – AAA (Independence)
•  July 10 – Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department Headquarters
•  September 18 – Recognition Meeting (TBD)
•  November 6 – Parma

CONGRATULATIONS to the BEST Safe Kids Coalition! Safe Kids Greater Cleveland won the Safe Kids USA 2011 Award for Coalition of the Year and Outstanding U.S. Safe Kids Walk this Way Partnership!

2011 Highlights:

• 1,473 car seat inspections
• 297 car seats distributed free or at subsidized cost to low income families
• 39 families received special needs car seats on loan
• 12 school districts participated in Walk Safely to School Week activities
• 48,500 children received pedestrian safety information 
• 1,169 low-cost bike helmets sold
• 5,400 children received bike safety information through skills courses, school assemblies, and other community events
• 9 high schools participated in the Click It For a Ticket program
• 400 free smoke alarms were distributed  
• 200,000 contacts for poison prevention awareness
• 200 elementary schools received poison prevention curricula
• Mocktail Party – 450 attendees & nearly $20,000 raised
  • 60,000 children and parents through fun, interactive safety games at large scale events providing volunteer opportunities   including:
    • Noon Year’s Eve at the Zoo: 5,170
    • Hiram House Pumpkin Festival: 5,000
    • Parade the Circle: 1,500
    • Car Seat Check Saturday & Sunday: 500
    • Cleveland Mayor’s Night Out Against Crime: 6,000
    • Boo at the Zoo:  8,500
    • Greater Cleveland Auto Show Family Day safety booth: 400   
    • Cleveland Classic Football Game: 300
• 2.9 million people reached with seat belt/DUI traffic safety messages
• 225,000 pieces of traffic safety literature distributed
• CIOT:  Speedway Clicks! 8 Buckle Downs
• Motorcycle Safety Liberty Mutual and WTAM partnership  
• Buckle Your Beats partnership
• WMMS/Alan Cox Click It or Ticket partnership
  • Motorcycle safety booths at:
  • Policemen’s Memorial Ride
  • Bike Night @ Valley View Quaker Steak & Lube
  • Wayne Leon Memorial Ride

2011 Fatal crashes in Cuyahoga County

• 60 fatal traffic crashes
• 65 traffic fatalities
  • 8 pedestrian crashes
  • 13 motorcycle crashes
  • 25 out of 39 occupants died unrestrained, an additional 2 were marked “use unknown”
  • 17 out of 36 crashes (with toxicology reports) were alcohol or drug related
    • Average BAC:.198 other drugs included prescription medications, cocaine, and marijuana

Old Business

•  12^th Annual Mocktail Party – THANK YOU to everyone who made this event a HUGE success!
  • Thank you to the agencies that mixed this year!
    • Best Mocktail– Remington College “Crimecicle Cocktail”
    • Best Mocktail Name – Warrensville Heights “’Hot’ Pursuit Holly-Day Punch”
    • Best Presentation – University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Emergency Department “Goody Lemon Drop”
    • Crowd Pleaser – Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department “Pachyderm Punch”
    • Best Mocktail to Date! With Silent Auction, Chinese Raffle, 50/50 raffle and donations we raised $19,031 for Safe Kids/Safe Communities!
• Noon Year’s Eve – reached around 5,170 kids and parents with CPS information.
  • Great activities for kids including a pledge to always buckle up, “buckle up in the back seat” activity, decorating back seat organizers and measuring/evaluation kids at “Boost Your Booty”.
  • Parents received education on “Be a Booster Booster” and about keeping kids rear facing until two-years-old.
  • UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital received a check for Kohl’s for $215,525 in support of the Kohl’s Safe Rides for All Kids Program.
  • Holiday Impaired Driving Campaign – Thanks to all those that helped get the nearly 4,000 Party Guides out to grocery stores, carry outs and other member contacts.
    • Designated Driver Drink of the Season – Winking Lizard locations throughout NEO offered free mocktails to designated drivers during the month of December.
•  My Ride My Rules – Thank you to everyone that helped make the fall My Ride My Rules program such a success.
  • With the help of KISS-FM, students submitted videos depicting their rules and the top five finalists posted on KISS-FM to vote.
  • Two winners stared in commercials that will be run during the Glee and American Idol premieres in January. Additional air dates during high-profile shows with teen audience. Also, KISS-FM supporting with on-air radio spots.

New Business

•  My Ride My Rules – High School Rock Off – we are sponsoring the 2012 High School Rock Off
  • My Ride My Rules logo will be in all print, TV and website advertising; presence on High School Rock Off website and Facebook page; included in correspondence to high schools; 2 banners on site; mentions during performances; items to be tossed to the crowd; swag bags presented to the 18 finalist bands; branded 8”x10” photo frames for finalists with band photos
•  Carbon Monoxide Safety – fill out an order form for children and adult  Carbon Monoxide Safety programs.
  • Children – we have carbon monoxide safety coloring sheets and key takeaways
  • Adults – we have CDs available that include b-roll video, bill insert/wallet cards, flyers and web banner ads
• Winter Sports Safety – fill out an order form for materials
  • Winter sports safety flyers for older kids about helmet use; “snow bunny” flyers and stickers to color for younger kids
  • We are offering Giro ski and snow helmets at a discounted price of nearly 50 percent. Minimum purchase 6 helmets.
    • If you are interested in ordering, fill out the ordering form or contact Mandy at 216.983.1105
    • Be a Booster Booster – new campaign aimed at moms of 6-7 year olds. The goal is to have booster seat use the norm up to age 8 or 4’9”. Looking to start a movement of influencers and early adopters.
      • First phase – kicked off with Facebook-based campaign on UH/Rainbow page. Information was shared and gained fans through FOX8 Facebook push. We engaged over 1,000 moms in just a few weeks and offered grand prize of 5 Britax Parkway booster seats and other prizes.
      • Coming soon – direct mail campaign offering moms a “carpool kit” complete with extra booster; window clings; billboards; TV commercial; news media outreach; local mom celebrity outreach
      • Items available or coming soon – flyers; information card with branded tape measure key chain attached; car pool kits; direct mail pieces; window clings
      • If you have a mailing list or contacts for parents of 6 and 7-year-olds, contact Jennifer at 216.983.1161 or Jennifer.walker@UHhospitals.org
• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Four Day NHTSA Course
  • Location – Olmsted Falls Fire Department (9274 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls)
  • Date and Times: Tuesday, January 24 from 9am-5pm; Wednesday, January 25 from 8am-4pm; Thursday, January 26 from noon-8pm; Friday, January 27 from noon-8pm
  • This four day course will teach officers how to recognize and properly evaluate impaired driving suspects, from the initial observation of the vehicle to the arrest and processing of the suspect.  Class is free but registration is required. To register, contact Chrystal Gullett at chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1108.
•  Super Bowl Impaired Driving Campaign – fill out an order form  to receive materials
  • Super Bowl Party kits include: key dish, coasters, Mocktail recipe books, designated driver wrist bans, “Be Responsible” party tips, $5.00 taxi voucher and $5.00 Giant Eagle gift card. **We are asking members to press release that they have these kits. Customizable press materials are available.
  • We also have materials for local bars and restaurants: Safe Rides vouchers, coasters and posters. 
• Burn Prevention Awareness Week – fill out an order form to receive materials
  • Learn Not to Burn Curriculum for kindergarten to 5^th grade students
    • Learn Not to Burn PowerPoint
    • Activity sheets
    • Safety tip sheets for parents
    • Fire safety certificate
    • Burn prevention coloring book
• Valentine’s Day Safety Program – fill out order form to receive materials
  • Two Valentine’s Day crafts are available for kids to create to remind their loved ones to stay safe
    • Pop-up cards – kit includes everything needed to make cards including instructions, card stock and cut-outs with safety poem
    • Coupon books – kit includes everything needed to create including cut-outs with coupons and ribbon
    • OVI Legal Update for Judges and Prosecutors  – Friday, February 24 from 12pm-5pm at Brook Park Recreation Center – 4.5 free CLE hours available
      • This seminar will include information about the development of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), Ohio’s new Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, the use of police officers as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) as a means of identifying and prosecuting drug impaired motorists, and information about the process ignition interlock companies complete to become an approved device in Ohio.  Demonstrations and activities will include:
        • Demonstrate of the 12-step DRE assessment protocol
        • Ignition Interlock demonstrations
        • Hands-on demonstrations of SFSTs
      • To register contact Chrystal at chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1108
• Greater Cleveland Auto Show – Monday February 27 from 11am-10pm
  • We are looking for volunteers to help with the Safe Kids/Safe Communities safety booth at Family Day in the Interactive Kids Zone.
  • We asking people volunteer for 3 hour shifts.
  • To volunteer, contact Chrystal at chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org
• CPS Refresher Class -  Wednesday, February 29 from 9am-4:30pm at Greater Cleveland Auto Show at I-X Center
  • $35.00 to get all your needed CE hours.
  • Focusing on car seats
  • To register, contact Tom at Thomas.vilt@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1115
• CPS Technician Class – to host,  contact Tom at Thomas.vilt@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1115
  • We are looking for a location to host a 4 day technician certification class this spring.
  • Facility needs to be large enough to accommodate 20 students and 60 car seats. Parking area close to classroom with enough space to allow hands-on activity in student vehicles. The availability of an indoor parking area in case of rain is a plus.
  • $85 SKSC registration fee is waived for 2 students from host location
• St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Campaign – fill out order form  to receive materials
  • Looking for partners to sponsor a beaded necklace distribution to bars and restaurants with the “Safe Rides” message. Ideas? Contact Chrystal at chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org.
  • We also have materials for local bars and restaurants including Safe Ride taxi vouchers, coasters, posters and window clings.
• Poison Prevention Week – fill out an order form to receive materials
  • Poison Prevention Awareness Week Curriculum/Poster Contest Packets are available and include teacher/parent letters, safety tips, activity sheets and contest entry forms.
  • Feel free to borrow poison education materials from our Lending Library if you are attending a community event or giving a presentation. Materials include Glow Germ, Spike’s Poison Prevention Adventure DVD and Poison Control In Action DVD.
  • Education poison materials are available for adults and students on CDs.
    • Adult curriculum (available in English and Spanish) includes educational video about Poison Control Center, educational PowerPoint on prevention and statistics, informational flyer on prescription drugs and educational flyer on lead poisoning.
    • Student curriculum includes Spike Poison Prevention video and worksheets for preschools, Poison Patrol Training video and worksheets for elementary school and educational curriculum for middle and high school.
    • If you need information about prescription drug abuse, please contact Nikesha Yarbrough at nikesha..yarbrough@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1119
    • As always, we have magnets, Spanish magnets, phone stickers, Spanish phone stickers and other poison materials available.
•  Sports Safety Initiative – contact Mandy at mandy.thomas@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1105 with information
  • Safe Kids is launching a new sports safety initiative to keep kids safe while being active
  • Athletic trainers, athletic directors or coaches would need to conduct at least three sports safety clinics with the Safe Kids materials
•  Safe Communities Social Media – fill out an order form to receive materials
  • Social media for St. Patrick’s Day and Super Bowl Impaired Driving campaigns
  • CD features Facebook posts, Twitter posts, e-mail blasts/website/newsletter copy and art
• Safe Kids Social Media – fill out an order forms  to receive materials
  • CD features Facebook and Twitter posts and downloads for winter sports safety, carbon monoxide, furniture accidents, childproofing and Burn Prevention Awareness Week
• Distracted Driving Prevention Program Save A Life Tour – to learn more or order contact Kramer Entertainment Agency, Inc. (389 Lake Michigan Dr., Grand Rapids, MI 49534; 616.791.0095 or 888.655.7263)
  • Costs $2,850 per day
  • Includes ~20 minute multi media show with speaker who caused a crash due to distracted driving and 50 kids through hands on driving simulator per hour for ~6 hours.

Coalition Business:

• Safe Sitter – for more information to host a class, contact Tracey Stehura at tracey.stehura@UHhospitals.org or 216.983.1110.
  • Safe Sitters learn:
    • What to do when a child chokes; Safety for the Sitter; How to call for emergency help; Babysitting business skills; Basic Child Care skills; How to entertain children and keep them safe
    • List of classes scheduled are on the website at http://www.injurypreventioncenter.com/programs/safe-sitter
•  Law Enforcement Luncheon – Tuesday, January 17 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Marriott Cleveland East
  • Agencies will be recognized for crash reduction, top DUI cops and outstanding efforts in traffic safety
•   Activity Reports – available here 
  • Need reports by 14^th of the month for funders.
  • Submit reports by:
    • Fax: 216.983.1180
    • Email: chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org
    • On-line: www.injurypreventioncenter.com/safe-kids/activity-reports
•   Member recruitment
  • Please send any recommendations or suggestions for new great members to the staff at the Rainbow Injury Prevention Center!
•  Social Advocates for Youth Coalition – Thursday, January 19 at Hathaway Brown at 7 pm
•  Our Town & All Around Dining Directories – for more information or to pick up books, contact Chrystal at chrystal.gullett@UHhospitals.org
  • Books sell for $28 and our coalition gets $11 for each book sold.
  • We have flyers and posters to help sell. The sale will end the first week of February.

Thanks to all that attending the meeting!

Thank you to the Westlake Police Department for hosting the meeting. Thank you to Applebees for donating lunch.

Next meeting is Tuesday, March 6 at Fatima Family Center from 9:30am-11pm!

Kohl’s Reaches $1 Million Milestone with $215,525 Donation to Support the

Kohl’s Safe Rides for All Kids Program at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

 
This year, Greater Cleveland parents and children brought in the New Year with the resolution to buckle up every time at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Noon Year’s Eve event on December 31. Over 5,100 children and parents visited the Kohl’s Safe Rides for All Kids exhibit at the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital booth in the warmth of the Zoo’s Exhibit Hall for fun games and crafts that focused on staying safe in the New Year. Those who signed the resolution to ride safely received a wrist reminder embossed with this important message.

As part of the festivities, Kohl’s presented a check for $215,525 to support the Kohl’s Safe Rides for All Kids program at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital during Professor Wylde’s Animal Show at 10:30 a.m. in the Zoo’s auditorium. This donation puts Kohl’s over the $1 million mark for gifts to Rainbow.

Old Business 

New Business

Coalition Business

Next meeting is Tuesday, January 10 (location TBD; check the website!)  Thanks to all those who attended the meeting.  A SPECIAL thanks to Euclid Police Department for hosting and providing lunch!

                           Date: Wednesday, November 30
                              Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
                        Where: Cleveland Marriott East
                                         26300 Harvard Rd.
                                      Warrensville Heights

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Want to avoid hand cramps from filling out those raffle tickets? Want to save money on your raffle tickets?

Special pre-event ticket sales
$50 for 75 raffle tickets
Only available through Monday, November 28, 2011

Pre-purchase your raffle tickets and we will hae them ready and pre-labeled for you at the registration table! Tickets at the door will be $1.00 a ticket! Take advantage of this great deal!

Complete and return the pre-purchase order form to 216.983.1180 (fax) or Mandy.Thomas@UHhospitals.org

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We need Mocktail Mixers!!

If your agency is interested in “mixing it up” for a good cause, contact Chrystal at chrystal.gullett@uhhospitals.org or 216.983.1108. Fill out the Mocktail Recipe Form to get your recipe in!

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Help us solicit prizes!

 Donate items and baskets for silent auction and Chinese raffle! Help us locate sponsors to help support our coalition’s injury prevention efforts!