Great toolkits and handout for family on child safety with topics such as: fire escape plans, car seat safety, safe sleep, burn prevention, toy safety, pool safety, teen driving and youth sports injury prevention. Please click here for toolkits. www.preventchildinjury.org/toolkits-landing
Find out how to install car seats, which is the right one for your family, where to find fitting stations, and more. 1-800-227-2358. Click http://pakidstravelsafe.org/
Click below for car seat guidelines.
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Site for everything related to car seat safety www.chop.edu/centers-programs/car-seat-safety-kids AND for free car seats
You must have a written prescription/referral from a healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.) along with an EBT Access card and photo identification. The prescription/referral form must state your need for a child safety seat, your child’s name, date of birth, height and weight. If you’re expecting, it must state your need for a child safety seat and expected delivery date.
You can now complete the application online.
Click here to find free car seat inspection stations near you.
Great info for Teen drivers, their families and providers. Click the link below for info
www.teendriversource.org
Buy low cost safety products (some free) and pick up free injury prevention information in the P1 level of the Buerger Building at 3500 Civic Center Blvd. Call 267-426-5000 for info.
Click here
Call 215-686-3530 or go to www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com for more info or walk into 100 S. Broad Street on the 5th Floor to pick one up, no questions asked. If you have a gun in your house, you need a lock. Don’t kid around. Too many children and families devastated by unsecured guns in Philly.
Click here to get a FREE gun lock and potentially, save a life. www.templesafetynet.org/safebet
Click here and share kidshealth.org/en/parents/gun-safety.html?ref=search
https://www.phila.gov/programs/lead-and-healthy-homes-program/
The mission of the center is to reduce the number of accidents, severity of injuries, the number of deaths, and the healthcare costs associated with poison exposures- 800-222-1222
http://www.chop.edu/service/poison-control-center/
Resources
Philadelphia Fire Department’s Smoke Detector Hotline for FREE smoke detectors- call 311 Also click below for their Home Fire Safety Checklist and go to the website for fire safety activities for children.
www.phila.gov/fire/
Home Fire Safety Checklist
Click here to request https://www.redcross.org/local/pennsylvania/southeastern-pennsylvania/about-us/our-work/home-fire-campaign/smoke-alarm-request.html
Click here to submit your application http://iframe.publicstuff.com/#?client_id=242&request_type_id=33173
Great site to learn about fire safety and get free smoke detectors installed in your home.
https://phillyfirefoundation.org/ or here for FREE smoke detectors https://www.phila.gov/services/safety-emergency-preparedness/fire-safety/get-a-smoke-alarm-installed/
Great website from Phila. Dept of Public health with infant safe sleep info, materials, and links to getting a free Pack ‘n Play. https://www.phillylovesfamilies.com/baby-safe-sleep
For a FREE Pack n’ Play click here https://redcap.phila.gov/surveys/?s=4FK8KA7CX7
Can also text 215-519-8640 or email Annette.Frazier@Phila.gov for a free crib/pack ‘n play
Cribs for Kids provides free portable cribs for needy families in Philadelphia. It is run by the Maternity Care Coalition and works to help reduce infant deaths due to SIDS and improper sleep environments. Families who are unable to purchase a crib receive a free portable crib, crib sheet, and training on proper sleep environments. 215-989-3589
maternitycarecoalition.org/cribs-for-kids
Pennsylvania’s Free Quitline, 1-877-724-1090, is offered as a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the American Cancer Society. Based on state-of-the art techniques in smoking cessation, the service provides counseling and structured assistance for individuals who are committed to quitting.
https://www.phila.gov/services/mental-physical-health/get-health-care-and-support/get-help-quitting-tobacco/
Free custom help for teens to quit smoking/vaping. mylifemyquit.com/Enroll_Now
Info on helping teens quit smoking.
teen.smokefree.gov
Click here for QuitStart free app to help teen quit- https://teen.smokefree.gov/become-smokefree/quitstart-app
Ready to quit smoking? Try text-to-quit.
Text “Quit” to 47848
http://smokefree.gov/smokefreetxt
Also, many other options at smokefree.gov