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

2. 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)

3. 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.

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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%.

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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)

12. 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 http://www.ahrq.gov http://www.ahrq.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). National center for injury prevention and control. Retrieved September 6, 2006 from www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars Healthy People. (n.d.). What are the leading health indicators? Retrieved September 5, 2006 from www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm

13. “Put Prevention into Practice”